In his address at the banquet hosted by Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, PM Modi thanked the royal family for their warm welcome and their hospitality.
"We have centuries old cultural ties. Our cultural tradition is the basis of our friendship. Under your leadership, our ties have grown stronger day by day," PM Modi said.
While addressing a weekly media briefing, Jaiswal said that PM Modi will be visiting Brunei at the invitation of Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and it will be the first-ever bilateral visit by the Indian PM.
"I am very pleased to send my warmest congratulations to Your Excellency and to the Government and people of the Republic of India on your Republic Day," read a press release addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah.