Brunei and France have had diplomatic relations since 1984. Brunei has an embassy in Paris, and France has an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan.
History
Relations between the two countries have been established since 8 May 1984. In 1996, Hassanal Bolkiah made a first state visit to France to promoted exchanges visits between officials of the two countries.
Economic relations
In 2011, trade between the two countries reached €10 million. Both companies from Brunei and France also explore opportunities in oil and gas industry, and French companies seeks to explore a possible joint ventures with Bruneian partners. In aviation, the Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) has signed a 12-year engineering partnership agreement with Air France–KLM.
Security relations
There is also a defence co-operation between Brunei and France since the signing of a memorandum of understanding in 1999.
Further reading
- JDWC MEETING WITH FRANCE Ministry of Defence Brunei Darussalam
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