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TREATY
OF FRIENDSHIP AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND HIS HIGHNESS PADUKA SERI BAGINDA SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF BRUNEI
Her Majesty The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth (hereinafter referred to as "Her Majesty ") represented by the Right Honourable the Lord Goronwy-Roberts of Caernarvon and of Ogwen, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and His Highness Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan Sir Muda Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Sovereign and Chief of the Most Esteemed Family Order, Sovereign and Chief of the Most Eminent Order of Islam of Brunei, Sovereign and Chief of the Most Illustrious Order of Laila Jasa Keberanian Gemilang, Sovereign and Chief of the Most Exalted Order of Keberanian Laila Terbilang, Sovereign and Chief of the Most Gallant Order of Pahlawan Negara Brunei, Sovereign and Chief of the Most Blessed Order of Paduka Setia Negara Brunei, Sovereign and Chief of the Most Distinguished Order of Paduka Seri Laila Jasa, Sovereign and Chief of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Brunei, Sovereign and Chief of the Most Faithful Order of Perwira Agong Negara Brunei, Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Most Esteemed Family Order (Kelantan), the Most Esteemed Family Order (Johore), Ibni Sir Muda 'Omar 'Ali Saifuddin Sa'adul Khairi Waddin, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of the State and Territory of Brunei Darul Salam, and All Its Dependencies;
Considering that the State of Brunei has agreed to resume full inter- national responsibility as a sovereign and independent State;
Determined that the long standing and traditional relations of close friendship and co-operation between the United Kingdom and the State of Brunei shall continue henceforth;
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Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation;
Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1
The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the State of Brunei shall continue to be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the High Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall:
(a) consult together on matters of mutual concern;
(b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means.
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