16 November 2005 - His Majesty left Brunei Darussalam for the Republic of Korea to attend APEC Summit in Busan. Present at the Brunei International Airport to bid farewell to His Majesty were HRH Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince; HRH Prince Mohammed Bolkiah; HRH Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah and HRH Prince Abdul Malik.

On arrival at Gimhae Air Base, His Majesty was greeted by Ambassador Chun Boo-kwan, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea and other Korean Senior Officials.

The 13th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting held from 18 to 19 November 2005, will be chaired by His Excellency Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea under the theme "Towards One Community: Meet the Challenge, Make the Change “

The meeting will be held in two Retreat Sessions. At the first Retreat Session, the APEC leaders will focus their discussions on advancing free trade such as the Doha Development Agenda, trade and investment liberalisation, facilitation as well as the Busan Roadmap to Bogor.

At the second Retreat Session, the discussion will focus on a safe and transparent Asia-Pacific such as counterterrorism, the Avian influenza, disaster preparedness, energy security and anti-corruption.

The leaders in Busan will also be expected to adopt the Busan Declaration. The Declaration would reaffirm the APEC Leaders' commitment to deepen the shared vision of achieving stability, security and prosperity in the region.