BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 23 March 2021 - Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), received a farewell call from Colonel Nopadej Pansri, the Defence Attaché of Thailand to Brunei Darussalam this afternoon. Also in attendance were the Chief of Staff RBAF and Director of Intelligence.
During the call, the RBAF Commander expressed his gratitude to the Thai government for its unwavering support to Brunei Darussalam’s ASEAN chairmanship this year, particularly during the 18th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting last week. Both sides agreed that diplomatic cooperation remains one of the key pillars of Brunei Darussalam and Thailand’s bilateral relations, while defence and military relations have grown over time.
The RBAF Commander also expressed his appreciation for Colonel Nopadej Pansri’s contribution as Thailand’s Defence Attaché and wished him good luck in his future endeavours.
Colonel Nopadej Pansri was appointed as the Defence Attaché of Thailand to Brunei Darussalam in April 2018.
PEMERINTAH ABDB TERIMA KUNJUNGAN PERPISAHAN DARIPADA ATASE PERTAHANAN THAILAND
KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Selasa, 23 Mac 2021 – Mejar Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) menerima kunjungan perpisahan daripada Kolonel Nopadej Pansri, Atase Pertahanan Thailand ke Negara Brunei Darussalam petang ini. Turut hadir bersama adalah Ketua Staf ABDB dan Pengarah Perisikan.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Pemerintah ABDB meluahkan rasa penghargaan di atas sokongan yang berterusan dari kerajaan Thailand terhadap Negara Brunei Darussalam dalam mempengerusikan ASEAN tahun ini, khususnya semasa Mesyuarat 18th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting minggu lepas. Kedua-dua pihak mengakui bahawa kerjasama diplomatik tetap menjadi salah satu kunci utama hubungan dua hala di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Thailand, sementara hubungan pertahanan dan ketenteraan berkembang dari masa ke masa.
Pemerintah ABDB juga menyuarakan penghargaannya terhadap sumbangan Kolonel Nopadej Pansri sebagai Atase Pertahanan Thailand dan seterusnya mendoakan kejayaan Kolonel Nopadej Pansri dalam usaha masa depannya.
Kolonel Nopadej Pansri telah dilantik sebagai Atase Pertahanan Thailand ke Negara Brunei Darussalam pada bulan April 2018.