FIJI, Monday, 14 August 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), attended the Annual Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference 2023 in Nadi, Fiji from 14 until 16 August 2023.
This year’s conference was co-hosted by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and the United States Indo-Pacific Command at the Intercontinental Hotel Fiji, which gathered twenty-six Chiefs of Defence and representatives from the Indo-Pacific region.
With the theme, “Preserving the Rules Based Order to enable Sovereignty in an Era of Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region”, military leaders discussed efforts to uphold the international rules-based order, responses to cyber and information-related risks, tools for developing resilient communities in responding to natural disasters and climate change and the evolving role of Senior Enlisted Leaders and the Enlisted force. Guest speakers on their respective topics related to the conference theme were also invited to present and share their perspectives.
The RBAF Commander attended a Welcoming Reception where The Honourable Sitiveni Rabuka, Prime Minister of Fiji, delivered the opening address. The RBAF Commander also held courtesy calls with his CHOD counterparts, reflecting close bilateral defence ties between Brunei Darussalam and the respective countries. They also discussed future initiatives to further strengthen professional cooperation and enhance opportunities for interactions, bilaterally and multilaterally, in the Indo-Pacific region.
The 2023 CHOD conference is an annual conference for CHODs in the Indo-Pacific region to gather and discuss issues of shared importance while strengthening friendships and enhancing cooperation and interoperability for the peace and stability of the region.
PEMERINTAH ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI TELAH MENGHADIRI PERSIDANGAN INDO-PACIFIC CHIEFS OF DEFENSE (CHOD) 2023 DI FIJI
FIJI, Isnin, 14 Ogos 2023 – Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) telah menghadiri Persidangan
Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) 2023 bertempat di Nadi, Fiji dari 14 hingga 16 Ogos 2023.
Persidangan tahun ini telah dianjurkan bersama oleh Republic of Fiji Military Forces dan United States Indo-Pacific Command di Intercontinental Hotel Fiji yang mengumpulkan seramai dua puluh enam orang Ketua Turus Pertahanan dan wakil dari rantau Indo-Pasifik.
Dengan tema
“Preserving the Rules Based Order to enable Sovereignty in an Era of Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region”, Ketua-Ketua Turus Pertahanan membincangkan tentang usaha untuk menegakkan
“International Rules-Based Order”, tindak balas terhadap risiko sekuriti siber, usaha peningkatan kedayatahanan komuniti terhadap bencana alam dan perubahan iklim dan perkembangan dalam peranan
Senior Enlisted Leaders dan Enlisted Force. Penceramah jemputan dalam topik-topik yang berkaitan dengan tema persidangan tersebut turut dijemput untuk membentangkan dan mengongsikan perspektif mereka.
Pemerintah ABDB juga menghadiri majlis resepsi yang diikuti dengan Ucaptama yang disampaikan oleh
The Honourable Sitiveni Rabuka, Perdana Menteri Fiji. Pemerintah ABDB juga telah mengadakan kunjungan muhibah bersama rakan-rakan Ketua Turus Pertahanan yang mencerminkan hubungan pertahanan dua hala yang erat di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan negara masing-masing. Mereka turut membincangkan inisiatif-inisiatif masa depan untuk memperkukuhkan lagi kerjasama profesional dan meningkatkan peluang berinteraksi dua hala dan pelbagai hala di rantau Indo-Pasifik.
Persidangan CHOD merupakan persidangan tahunan di mana Ketua-Ketua Turus Pertahanan di rantau Indo-Pasifik berkumpul dan membincangkan mengenai isu-isu kepentingan bersama, sambil mengeratkan persahabatan dan meningkatkan kerjasama dan interoperabiliti bagi keamanan dan kestabilan rantau ini.