Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Bruneian Foreign Minister II Dato Erywan Yusof Before Their Meeting

You are subscribed to Collected Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Bruneian Foreign Minister II Dato Erywan Yusof Before Their Meeting 05/03/2021 11:26 AM EDT Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State London, United Kingdom Grosvenor House Hotel SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, welcome.  Mr. Minister, it's so good to see you.  I'm glad that having spoken on the phone, we now have an opportunity to connect face to face, or mask to mask.  And I'm so glad to see you both for the important work we get to do on a bilateral basis, but also based on your tenure now as the chair of ASEAN, the very important work that ASEAN is doing, including with regard to Myanmar and many other issues.  So I welcome the opportunity to spend some time.  Welcome. FOREIGN MINISTER YUSOF:  Excellency, firstly, thank you for having this meeting with me.  First and foremost, I'd like to appreciate our close bilateral relation, and His Highness's wish to convey his regards to the President.  Our relationship has been quite long, and it has been quite close, so we look forward to working closely on bilateral issues, and also on matters of regional and international concern.  Thank you very much. Stay connected with the State Department: External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.    Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This email was sent to ignoble.experiment@arconati.us using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520