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On the second day of his Brunei visit, PM Modi met Sultan Hassanal at Bolkiah Luxury Palace, know the highlights | News India

On the second day of his bilateral visit to Brunei today, PM Modi met Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the luxury palace. The meeting took place at the Istana Nurul Iman Palace, which has 22-carat gold decorations, five swimming pools, 1,700 bedrooms, 257 bathrooms and more. Let us tell you that PM Modi is the first Indian leader to visit Brunei on a bilateral visit. Currently, India and Brunei are celebrating 40 years of their diplomatic relations. This luxury palace has 110 garages and a private zoo with Bengal tigers, various bird species.

Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and his family members extended a warm welcome to PM Narendra Modi at the Istana Nurul Iman Palace. “Brunei is an important partner in India's 'Act East' policy and Indo-Pacific vision.” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared pictures of the important meeting between the two leaders on his social media account and wrote that the palace is 200,000 square meters. It is the largest residential palace in the world and has 1,788 rooms, 257 bathrooms and a grand banquet hall that can accommodate 5,000 guests, five swimming pools and a mosque that can accommodate 1,500 priests.