Bandar Seri Begawan - Ukraine and Brunei have agreed to cancel the visa regime.
A respective agreement in the form of an exchange of notes between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the government of Brunei regarding the visa-free travel of citizens was signed in Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei) after talks held between Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah.
The agreement is aimed at introducing the legal framework for visa-free border crossings by the citizens of both countries, who use "usual" passports to travel abroad. The document stipulates the right of the citizens of Ukraine and Brunei to stay in a host country without visas for up to 30 days.
The sides also signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the sphere of defense between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the government of Brunei.
The document points to such areas of cooperation as the holding of joint military exercises, personnel exchanges, cooperation in the defense industry, reform of the armed forces, etc.
According the press office of the Ukrainian president, Ukraine and Brunei also adopted a joint declaration following the Ukrainian president’s state visit to Brunei.
The document notes that Ukraine and Brunei laid the foundations for the development and deepening of friendly relations, as well as for the existence of a number of promising areas of cooperation in which joint projects could be implemented on a mutually beneficial basis.
The document says that following the visit, the relations between the two countries have reached a qualitatively new level.
As reported, Yanukovych is on a state visit to Brunei on March 29-31.
