Poland in Malaysia

Polish-Bruneian political relations are developing steadily. In 2004, the mutual partial abolition of the visa requirement between Poland and Brunei Darussalam entered into force. 

Since 2013, the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Poland has been operating in Bandar Seri Begawan. Presently, the function of the Honorary Consul is performed by Mrs Bogumiła Magdalena Mischke. The Polish community in Brunei numbers around 10 persons.

Several visits have been made at governmental level by representatives of the Ministry of National Defence and the armed forces of both countries. In 2013, Sikorsky-PZL Mielec completed a contract for the delivery of 12 Black Hawk helicopters to Brunei. In December 2013, a Memorandum of Understanding on the development of defence cooperation was signed.

On the margins of the Indo-Pacific Forum and the EU-ASEAN ministerial meeting in Brussels in February 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Sikorski met with Brunei’s Second Foreign Minister, Erywan bin Pehin Yusof. During his visit to Brunei Darussalam on the occasion of the EU-ASEAN ministerial meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan on 26-28 April 2026, the Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Władysław T. Bartoszewski, held a bilateral meeting with Minister Erywan bin Pehin Yusof and met with the local Polish diaspora.

The Ambassador of Poland to Malaysia, resident in Kuala Lumpur, is concurrently accredited to Brunei Darussalam. He pays regular visits to Bandar Seri Begawan. During these visits, he holds meetings in various Bruneian ministries, including those responsible for foreign affairs, education, agriculture, defence, and others, as required.

The structure of Poland’s trade with Brunei Darussalam, due to the size of the Bruneian market and its homogeneous nature, reflects one-off contracts concluded in various sectors. This has resulted in considerable annual fluctuations in the levels of trade between the two countries. In 2025, the value of Polish exports to Brunei amounted to EUR 282,600, while imports totalled EUR 107,100. Consequently, the balance of trade was positive for Poland, amounting to EUR 175,500. More information on economic cooperation can be found in the “Informator ekonomiczny” tab (in Polish only).

In May 2019, the Embassy of Poland in Kuala Lumpur, in collaboration with the Bruneian Laksamana College of Business, arranged the Polish Days in Brunei. The event comprised the Festival of Polish Culinary Traditions and the exhibition entitled “Tatars: Muslims in the Republic of Poland” as well as a lecture by the Ambassador of Poland. In November 2019, the inaugural concert of Polish music was held in Brunei Darussalam. In November 2022, an exhibition entitled “Mom, I don't want war” and a lecture at the Laksamana College of Business were organised. In 2022 and 2023, two editions of the Polish Cuisine Festival were held, with the participation of renowned chefs: Marcin Budynek, Mariusz Olechno and Kamil Babkowski. On 20-23 November 2024, an exhibition dedicated to the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus was presented at the Laksamana College of Business. Simultaneously, the next edition of the Polish culinary festival, entitled “Spirit of Poland”, was organised. 

Scientific and educational cooperation between Poland and Brunei has been limited so far, but it is developing systematically. In November 2019, a Memorandum of Understanding on academic and scientific cooperation was signed between Collegium Civitas in Warsaw and the Laksamana College of Business in Bandar Seri Begawan. In January 2025, a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation was signed between the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów and the Universiti Teknologi Brunei. In 2025, a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei participated in the inaugural edition of the “Polish-Asian Academy” training programme.

Since 1987, Brunei Darussalam has been a signatory to the 1961 Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation of Foreign Official Documents. In order to have a diploma recognised, an apostille from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam is required.