Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan will be on a four-day visit to Negara Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia from tomorrow.<br />'' <br />''During his two-day visit to Brunei, he will engage with Indian diaspora members in the country. It is estimated that over 14 thousand Indians have made Brunei their home. The Minister will witness cultural performances organized by Indian Associations in Brunei as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.<br />'' <br />''This will be the first visit of the Minister to Brunei and also the first Ministerial visit from India to the country since October 2019.<br />'' <br />''In Malaysia, Mr Muraleedharan will hold a bilateral meeting with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Mohamad bin Alamin. He will also meet the Minister of Human Resources of Malaysia V. Sivakumar.<br />'' <br />''The Minister will take part in the inauguration of the first-ever Persons of Indian Origin PIO Day -Malaysia Aprawasi Diwas and will launch the PIO International Festival to be held from the 2nd to the 4th of June. He will address the Indian community and diaspora at the Pravasiya Bharatiya Utsav. With 2.75 million PIOs, Malaysia is home to the second-largest PIO population in the world. <br />''<br />''Mr Muraleedharan will deliver a key-note address at an International Conference titled India-ASEAN Dynamics in the Emerging Indo-Pacific Order: Pathways to Cooperation beyond the Third Decade, organized by the High Commission of India in Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with the Centre for ASEAN Regionalism University Malaya and Asia Europe Institute. He will also interact with leaders of Indian community associations and leading business associations in India and Malaysia. This is the first Ministerial visit to Malaysia after the formation of a new Government in Malaysia in November last year.<br />