25 September 2007 - His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, attended the opening ceremony of the High Level Event on Climate Change at the United ations (UN) Headquarters in New York.

The High-Level Meeting was conducted in four Thematic Groups and is the biggest ever meeting on climate change.

In a statement to the Thematic Group on Adaptation, His Royal Highness highlighted the need for all people to have full understanding of climate change, and stressed the importance of international cooperation in technology transfer and capacity building. His Royal Highness stated that these were the priorities in Brunei Darussalam’s own adaptation strategies. [Please click speech]

His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, this morning also held a bilateral Meeting with His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Union of Comoros at the UN Headquarters.