Brunei became a member state of the United Kingdom Commonwealth in 1984,[1] ASEAN, the United Nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) in 1984,[2] the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation,[3] a major player in BIMP-EAGA in 1994.,[4] a founding member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995,[5] Since 2009 Brunei and the Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that seeks to strengthen the bilateral co-operation of the two countries in the fields of agriculture and farm-related trade and investments.[6]