BANGKOK, THAILAND, Sunday 17 November 2019 – The momentum of meetings under the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Process continues this month with the convening of the ADMM Retreat and three separate defence ministers’ informal meetings with the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the United States of America. These meetings were all held at the Avani+ Riverside Bangkok Hotel, Thailand.

Representing Brunei Darussalam to the ADMM Retreat as well as the defence ministers’ informal meetings was the Honourable Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Second Minister of Defence. 

Also in the Brunei Darussalam’s delegation were Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Permanent Secretary of Defence, and Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Director of Defence Policy.

The ADMM Retreat was chaired by His Excellency General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, on behalf of His Excellency General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Kingdom of Thailand. His Excellency General Prawit Wongsuwan also co-chaired the defence ministers’ informal meetings with the respective defence ministers of the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the United States of America. 

At the side-lines, the Honourable Second Minister of Defence also had the opportunity for bilateral calls on the newly appointed Minister of Defence Republic of Indonesia, His Excellency Prabowo Subianto as well as the Minister of Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency General Ngo Xuan Lich. 

The ASEAN-China Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting was held over breakfast prior to theconvening of the ADMM Retreat

Mesyuarat tidak rasmi di antara Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-China telah dijalankan semasa sarapan pagi sebelum ADMM Retreat berlangsung.

The ASEAN-Japan Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting was conducted during lunch 

Mesyuarat tidak formal antara Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Japan diadakan semasa makan tengahari

The ASEAN-United States Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting

Mesyuarat tidak formal antara Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Amerika Syarikat


The Second Minister of Defence also had the opportunity for a bilateral call with the new Minister of Defence, Republic of Indonesia,  His Excellency Prabowo Subianto

Yang Berhormat Menteri Pertahanan Kedua mengadakan perjumpaan dua hala dengan Menteri Pertahanan Republik Indonesia yang baru dilantik, Tuan Yang Terutama Prabowo Subianto

The Second Minister of Defence had a bilateral call with the Minister of Defence of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency General Ngo Xuan Lich

Yang Berhormat Menteri Pertahanan Kedua mengadakan perjumpaan dua hala dengan Menteri Pertahanan Republik Sosialis Vietnam, Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Ngo Xuan Lich 


MENTERI PERTAHANAN KEDUA HADIRI ADMM RETREAT DAN TIGA MESYUARAT TIDAK RASMI ANTARA MENTERI PERTAHANAN NEGARA-NEGARA PLUS


BANGKOK, THAILAND, Ahad 17 November 2019 – Momentum mesyuarat di bawah proses
ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) diteruskan pada bulan ini dengan pelaksanaan
ADMM Retreat dan tiga mesyuarat tidak formal secara berasingan dengan Republik Rakyat China, Jepun dan Amerika Syarikat. Kesemua mesyuarat tersebut telah diadakan di Avani+ Riverside Bangkok Hotel, Thailand.

Mewakili Negara Brunei Darussalam ke
ADMM Retreat dan mesyuarat-mesyuarat tidak rasmi adalah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua.

Turut serta dalam rombongan adalah Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan, dan Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, Pengarah Dasar Pertahanan.


ADMM Retreat telah dipengerusikan oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Prawit Wongsuwan, Timbalan Perdana Menteri Thailand, sebagai wakil bagi Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Prayut Chan-o-cha, Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan Thailand. Beliau juga telah mempengerusikan bersama mesyuarat-mesyuarat tidak formal dengan menteri-menteri pertahanan Republik Rakyat China, Jepun dan Amerika Syarikat.

Yang Berhormat Menteri Pertahanan Kedua juga telah berpeluang membuat perjumpaan dua hala dengan Tuan Yang Terutama Prabowo Subianto, Menteri Pertahanan Republik Indonesia dan Menteri Pertahanan Republik Sosialis Vietnam, Tuan Yang Terutama  Jeneral Ngo Xuan Lich.