BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 25 September 2017 – First Admiral (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, the Deputy Minister of Defence, received a courtesy call from Rear Admiral Shen Hao, Commander-In-Chief of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Task Group 150 and the Deputy Commander of Eastern Theater Command of the PLA Navy, People’s Republic of China. Rear Admiral Shen Hao is heading the PLA Navy Fleet for a three-day port visit to Brunei Darussalam from 25 to 27 September 2017.
During the call, the Deputy Minister of Defence welcomed the PLA-N’s visit and both sides expressed their satisfaction on the warm and friendly naval relations between the navies of both countries. Rear Admiral Shen Hao reiterated his commitment to further enhance the ties between the two navies.
Bilateral defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the People’s Republic of China reached another milestone when on 13 September 2017, the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam and Ministry of National Defense, the People’s Republic of China on Strengthening Defence Cooperation was signed during His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam state visit to the People’s Republic of China.
TIMBALAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN TERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARI COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY (PLA) NAVY TASK GROUP 150, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
BOLKIAH GARISON, Isnin, 25 September 2017 – Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Laksamana Pertama (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit pada hari ini menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Rear Admiral Shen Hao, Commander-In-Chief of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Task Group 150 and the Deputy Commander of Eastern Theater Command of the PLA Navy, Republik Rakyat China. Beliau sedang mengetuai lawatan pelabuhan yang diadakan oleh PLA Navy Fleet selama tiga hari di Brunei Darussalam dari 25 hingga 27 September 2017.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan menyambut baik lawatan dari delegasi PLA-N itu dan kedua-dua pihak merakamkan rasa gembira di atas hubungan baik dan mesra di antara tentera-tentera laut kedua-dua negara. Rear Admiral Shen Hao menyuarakan komitmen mereka untuk mengukuhkan lagi hubungan di antara kedua-dua tentera laut.
Satu pencapaian penting dalam hubungan pertahanan dua hala di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Rakyat China adalah penandatanganan Memorandum Persefahaman antara Kementerian Pertahanan, Negara Brunei Darussalam dengan Kementerian Pertahanan Negara, Republik Rakyat China mengenai Memperkukuh Kerjasama Pertahanan pada 13 September 2017 sewaktu lawatan rasmi Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam ke Republik Rakyat China.