PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, Monday, 22 January 2024 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, received a courtesy call from Her Excellency Kateryna Zalenko, non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Brunei Darussalam this afternoon.
During the courtesy call, both sides reaffirmed the longstanding bilateral defence cooperation between Brunei Darussalam and Ukraine through exchange of high level visits. Both sides recall the historic signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation during the official visit by His Excellency Viktor Yanukovych, Then-President of Ukraine on 30 March 2011.
Both sides also took the opportunity to discuss on the effort to further strengthen relationship and enhance interaction between both countries. Both sides highlighted the importance of cooperative efforts in addressing a wide range of defence and security issues.
Her Excellency Kateryna Zalenko presented her Letter of Credentials to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on 19 August 2023.
MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DUTA BESAR UKRAINE YANG DI AKREDITASI KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI, Isnin, 22 Januari 2024 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Puan Yang Terutama Kateryna Zalenko, Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Ukraine yang Di Akreditasi ke Negara Brunei Darussalam pada petang tadi.
Semasa kunjungan hormat tersebut, kedua-dua pihak menekankan hubungan pertahanan yang rapat dan sudah lama terjalin diantara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Ukraine melalui pertukaran lawatan. Kedua-dua pihak mengimbas kembali hari bersejarah penandatangan Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation semasa lawatan rasmi Tuan Yang Terutama Viktor Yanukovych, Presiden Ukraine ke Negara Brunei Darusslam pada 30 Mac 2011.
Kedua-dua pihak juga membincangkan mengenai usaha bagi mengukuhkan hubungan dan mempertingkatkan interaksi diantara kedua-dua negeri. Turut juga ditekankan terhadap kepentingan usaha-usaha kerjasama dalam menangani pelbagai isu pertahanan dan keselamatan.
Puan Yang Terutama Kateryna Zalenko telah menyerahkan Surat Tauliah Pelantikan kehadapan majlis Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam pada 19 Ogos 2023.