SOCHI, May 19. /TASS/. Russia considers Brunei as a reliable partner in the Asia-Pacific region, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah on Thursday.

Brunei is a country of just 5,700 square kilometers located entirely on the island of Borneo, which is also home to the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah and Indonesia's Kalimantan.