BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN:Brunei has dropped territorial claim over Sarawak's Limbang district following a dispute settlement with Malaysia, said Prime Minister Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Abdullah and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei formalised the solution to the longstanding Malaysia-Brunei boundary issues on Monday by signing the landmark Letters of Exchange here.
The historic occasion, which took place at Istana Nurul Iman, was witnessed by both countries’ delegations including Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim and Brunei’s Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Prince Mohamed Bolkiah and Second Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Pehin Datuk Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng.
It also contained the guarantee of the rights of passage for Malaysians over Brunei territorial water.
The commerical arrangement will see the sharing of petrol revenue between two countries.
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