MUARA, Thursday, 30 November 2017 – The Ministry of Defence and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) hosted the Asia Pacific Regional Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Seminar 2017 with the support from the Office of the Defence Adviser, British High Commission in Brunei Darussalam from 27 to 30 November 2017.
The seminar, held at the Nakhoda Auditorium, Naval Training Centre, was officially closed by the Commander of the RBAF, Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, as the Guest of Honour.
Lieutenant Commander Ted Bath from the UK Royal Navy as the facilitator congratulated all the participants before the Guest of Honour presented participation certificates to all.
A total of 57 officers participated in the seminar, including 23 officers from international countries namely Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, United States of America and Vietnam.
The rest were officers from various departments under the Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Development, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Primary Resources & Tourism, as well as the Ministry of Defence and the RBAF.
The 4-day seminar, delivered by the International Commonwealth Training Unit (ICTU) from Maritime Warfare School, HMS COLLINGWOOD United Kingdom, aims to provide participants a broad understanding on maritime security within the EEZ as well as tools to better address maritime threats.
Also present at the closing ceremony were RBAF Service Commanders and Commandants, Defence Attachés and Advisers from participating countries.
SEMINAR ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE 2017
MUARA, Khamis, 30 November 2017 – Kementerian Pertahanan dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) menganjurkan Seminar Asia Pacific Regional Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 2017 dengan sokongan dari Pejabat Penasihat Pertahanan, Suruhanjaya Tinggi United Kingdom di Negara Brunei Darussalam dari 27 hingga 30 November 2017.
Seminar tersebut yang diadakan di Dewan Nakhoda, Pusat Latihan Tentera Laut telah ditutup secara rasmi oleh Pemerintah ABDB, Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, selaku Tetamu Kehormat.
Leftenan Komander Ted Bath, Royal Navy sebagai fasilitator mengucapkan tahniah sebelum Tetamu Kehormat menyampaikan sijil penyertaan kepada semua perserta.
Seminar ini dihadiri oleh 57 Pegawai, termasuk 23 pegawai daripada Kemboja, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Filipina, Korea, Singapura, Thailand, Amerika Syarikat dan Vietnam.
Selebihnya adalah pegawai -pegawai dari pelbagai jabatan di bawah Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Kementerian Kewangan, Kementerian Pembangunan, Kementerian Perhubungan, Kementerian Sumber-Sumber Utama dan Pelancongan, serta Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.
Seminar yang diadakan 4 hari tersebut yang disampaikan oleh tenaga pengajar daripada International Commonwealth Training Unit (ICTU) daripada Maritime Warfare School, HMS COLLINGWOOD United Kingdom, bertujuan memberi pemahaman yang luas mengenai keselamatan maritim dalam EEZ serta memberikan pengetahuan untuk menangani ancaman maritim dengan lebih baik.
Turut hadir semasa majlis penutup tersebut ialah Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera dan Komandan-Komandan, serta Penasihat / Atase Pertahanan dari negara peserta yang mengikuti seminar.