BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 5 July 2017 – The Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam and the Ministry of Defence of Malaysia conducted their 18th Joint Defence Working Committee (JDWC) meeting at the Officers’ Mess, Bolkiah Garrison, Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam.
The Meeting was co-chaired by Brunei Darussalam’s Permanent Secretary of Defence, Captain (Retired) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, RBN and Malaysia’s Secretary General of Defence, Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Sri Abdul Rahim bin Mohd Radzi.
Also present were Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Acting Director of Defence Policy; Lieutenant Colonel (U) Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Director of Personnel; Lieutenant Colonel Pg Azamali bin Pg Haji Mohd Salleh, Director of Logistics; Pg Dr Haji Mohd Esa Al-Islam bin Pg Haji Mohd Yunus, Director of Centre of Science and Technology Research and Development (CSTRAD) in the Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam; as well as defence and military officials from both countries.
The meeting provides an avenue for both sides to reaffirm the longstanding and excellent bilateral defence relationship between Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia. The JDWC covered discussions on areas of mutual interests, focusing on the current regional security challenges. Both sides also explored possible avenues for future collaboration in defence technology through the Centre of Science and Technology Research and Development (CSTRAD) and Science Technolology Research Institute for Defence (STRIDE), as well as, information-sharing opportunities through the recently-operationalised Trilateral Maritime Patrol INDOMALPHI on 19 June 2017.
As part of the visit programme, Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Sri called on the Acting Minister of Defence, First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit and visited the CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre in the afternoon.
In addition to the JDWC, both countries interact frequently through exchange of visits, professional exchanges at both bilateral and multilateral levels, and cross-attendance in exercises and courses.
MESYUARAT JAWATANKUASA KERJA PERTAHANAN BERSAMA KALI KE-18 NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM – MALAYSIA
BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu, 5 Julai 2017 – Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia pada hari ini telah mengadakan Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Kerja Pertahanan Bersama yang ke-18 di Pegawai Mes, Bolkiah Garison, Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Mesyuarat itu telah dipengerusi bersama oleh Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam, Kepten (B) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, TLDB dan Ketua Setiausaha Pertahanan, Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia, Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Sri Abdul Rahim bin Mohd Radzi.
Turut hadir ialah Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Pemangku Pengarah Dasar Pertahanan; Leftenan Kolonel (U) Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Pengarah Keanggotaan; Leftenan Kolonel (U) Pg Azamali bin Pg Haji Mohd Salleh, Pengarah Logistik; Pg Dr Haji Mohd Esa Al-Islam bin Pg Haji Mohd Yunus, Pengarah Pusat Penyelidikan dan Perkembangan Sains dan Teknologi (P3ST) dalam Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam serta pegawai-pegawai pertahanan dan tentera kedua buah negara.
Mesyuarat JPKE adalah salah satu landasan bagi kedua belah pihak mengakui hubungan pertahanan akrab yang sudah lama terjalin di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Malaysia. Mesyuarat tersebut meliputi perbincangan ke atas bidang-bidang kepentingan bersama dengan penumpuan kepada cabaran-cabaran keselamatan serantau.
Kedua-dua belah pihak juga menerokai bidang-bidang kerjasama pertahanan yang boleh diperkembangkan lagi seperti dalam teknologi pertahanan menerusi P3ST dan Institut Penyelidikan Sains dan Teknologi Pertahanan (STRIDE), serta pertukaran maklumat melalui Trilateral Maritime Patrol INDOMALPHI yang baru dilancarkan pada 19 Jun 2017.
Disamping itu, Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Sri juga telah membuat kunjungan hormat ke atas Pemangku Menteri Pertahanan, Laksamana Pertama (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit dan berpeluang melawat CAE Brunei Multi-Purpose Training Centre pada petang ini.
Selain daripada Mesyuarat JPKE, kedua-dua negara berinterasksi secara kerap melalui pertukaran lawatan, pertukaran-pertukaran professional dalam peringkat dua hala dan pelbagai hala, kursus dan eksesais.