BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Second Minister of Defence, today received a courtesy call by Mr Joseph Leong, Permanent Secretary (Defence Development), Ministry of Defence, Republic of Singapore.
During the call, the Second Minister of Defence highlighted the close bilateral relationship between Brunei Darussalam and Singapore that has manifested through regular exchange of visits, dialogues, meetings, exercises, trainings, courses, exhibitions and various forms of development and interaction programmes. Both defence establishments has cooperated extensively over the decades.
Mr Joseph Leong is in Brunei Darussalam to attend the closing ceremony of Brunei phase of the 11th Brunei-Singapore Defence Scholars Development Programme (BSDSDP).
MENTERI PERTAHANAN KEDUA TERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARI SETIAUSAHA TETAP (PEMBANGUNAN PERTAHANAN) SINGAPURA
BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu, 2 Oktober 2019 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua hari ini menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Tuan Joseph Leong, Setiausaha Tetap (Pembangunan Pertahanan), Republik Singapura.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua menyatakan hubungan dua hala yang rapat di antara kedua buah negara yang telah dimanifestasi melalui pertukaran lawatan, dialog, mesyuarat, latihan tentera, kursus, pameran-pameran pertahanan dan pelbagai program interaksi dan pembangunan. Kedua-dua institusi pertahanan telah bekerjasama dalam tempoh berdekad lamanya.
Tuan Joseph Leong berada di Negara Brunei Darussalam untuk menghadiri Majlis Penutup bagi fasa Brunei untuk Brunei-Singapore Defence Scholars Development Programme (BSDSDP) yang ke-11.