BERAKAS GARRISON, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 – The Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) received a visit from General Apirat Kongsompong, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army at the RBLF Headquarters, Berakas Garrison as part of his introductory visit to Brunei Darussalam from 28 January 2020 until 29 January 2020.
Upon arrival at the RBLF Headquarters, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army was received by Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Commander of the RBLF, followed by the inspection of the Guard of Honour mounted by the personnel of First Battalion RBLF.
General Apirat Kongsompong then proceeded to call on the Commander of the RBLF. During the courtesy call, both sides reaffirmed the close cooperation between the two land forces and discussed other avenues to strengthen military cooperation.
As part of his visit programme, General Apirat Kongsompong had courtesy calls with Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Second Minister of Defence and Major General Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) at the Ministry of Defence.
During the call, both sides expressed satisfaction on the flourishing bilateral defence relations, and expressed pleasure with the ongoing bilateral cooperation in military-related activities at the bilateral level. Both sides were also pleased with the continued engagement at the multilateral level through various avenues, particularly the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the ADMM-Plus frameworks.
An official dinner hosted by the Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force was also held at the Officers’ Mess, Berakas Garrison. The dinner was attended by senior officers and officers of RBLF.
General Apirat Kongsompong was appointed as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army on 01 October 2018.
KUNJUNGAN PENGENALAN DARIPADA
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF TENTERA DARAT DIRAJA THAILAND KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BERAKAS GARISON, Selasa, 28 Januari 2020 – Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) menerima kunjungan daripada Jeneral Apirat Kongsompong,
Commander-in-Chief Tentera Darat Diraja Thailand bertempat di Markas TDDB, Berakas Garison, yang mengadakan kunjungan pengenalan ke Negara Brunei Darussalam bermula 28 Januari 2020 hingga 29 Januari 2020.
Sejurus tiba di Markas TDDB,
Commander-in-Chief Tentera Darat Diraja Thailand menerima tabik hormat dan seterusnya memeriksa Perbarisan Kawalan Kehormatan yang terdiri daripada anggota Batalion Pertama TDDB.
Selepas memeriksa perbarisan, Jeneral Apirat Kongsompong membuat kunjungan muhibah kepada Brigedier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Pemerintah TDDB. Semasa kunjungan muhibah tersebut, Pemerintah TDDB dan
Commander-in-Chief Tentera Darat Diraja Thailand mengesahkan kerjasama erat di antara kedua-dua tentera darat dan membincangkan beberapa landasan untuk bekerjasama.
Jeneral Apirat Kongsompong juga berkesempatan untuk membuat kunjungan hormat kepada Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua dan Mejar Jeneral Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) di Kementerian Pertahanan.
Kedua belah pihak seterusnya menyatakan rasa puas hati terhadap hubungan pertahanan mesra yang terjalin, serta menyuarakan rasa gembira terhadap kerjasama ketenteraan dua hala yang sedia ada. Kedua belah pihak juga berpuas hati atas kerjasama pelbagai hala melalui bidang kerja
ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) dan
ADMM-Plus.
Bagi mengalu-alukan kedatangan Jeneral Apirat Kongsompong, majlis makan malam juga telah diadakan di Mes Pegawai, Berakas Garison yang dihoskan oleh Pemerintah TDDB. Turut hadir ialah pegawai-pegawai kanan serta pegawai-pegawai TDDB.
Jeneral Apirat Kongsompong telah dilantik menjadi
Commander-In-Chief Tentera Darat Diraja Thailand pada 01 Oktober 2018.