joint development of oil assets in the South China sea were signed. At this meeting, the Friendship Bridge was also launched a joint development project linking Temburong in Brunei with Sarawak, across the Pandarman River The bridge provides convenient access to the Pan Borneo Highway previously drivers had to wait for ferries to cross the narrow river In August 2014 representatives from the two countries signed an agreement on the maintenance and management the Friendship Bridge. which included sharing the construction cost of the 189 meter long and 14-meter wide bridge. For 2014, the 18th Annual Leaders' Consultation led by the two leaders was held in Malaysia in November The leaders took note of the progress in implementation of the earlier initiated Exchange of letters concluded in 200 and other areas of mutual cooperation in oil maritime. territorial boundary, and joint business ventures. As a symbol of the close educational collaboration, the Sultan was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Law by Universiti Sains Malaysia during its fiftieth convocation ceremony. The Malaysia Brunci relationship has long been cemented at the royalty, govemmental and societal levels. This is especially so with the neighbouring states or Sabah and Sarawak who share historical and cultural traditions with Bnanci The close relationship between Brunei and Singapore was evidenced by the regular exchange of visits at the highest levels Singapore President Tony Tan made his tirst official state visit to the sultanate in April where he suggested several areas for further cooperation. including exchange programmes. T Singapore-Brunei Youth Leadership Exchange Programme was the direct result of it htteen Brunei and tiiteen Singapore youths participated in the inaugural programme in Singapore in November, to be reciprocated in Brumci in 2015 Ongoing links between the two states are in defence, trade, education, civil service matters and the long-standing financial and monetary linkages. The Currency Interchangeable Agreement(since June 1967) has brought the two economies closer As part of their ongoing exchanges, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Autoriti Monctan Bninci Darussalam signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in capital market development and capacity The 34th Singapore Lecture was delivered by the Sultan of Brunei building where he recalled his personal ties with Singapore leaders as well as Brunei relations with its neighbours and suggested ways to make ASEAN a responsive organization. Relations with China have increased substanually over the past few years in both the diplomatic and economic fields. On the occasion of his visit to