ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Tuesday, 27 February 2018 – 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, Minister of Defence and Supreme Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received in audience His Excellency General Tarnchaiyan Srisuwan, Chief of Defence Forces, Royal Thai Armed Forces, at the Istana Nurul Iman.
Accompanying His Excellency the Chief of Defence Forces during the Audience Ceremony were His Excellency Biravij Suwanpradhes, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to Brunei Darussalam; General Haspong Yuvarnavandhana, the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (1), Royal Thai Armed Forces; General Yosanant Raicharoen, the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (4), Royal Thai Armed Forces; and General Ponpipaat Benyasri, the Chief of Joint Staff, Royal Thai Armed Forces.
Also present were 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 Seri Pahlawan Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, RBAF Commander.
In another part of Istana Nurul Iman, Her Majesty Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam received in audience Mrs. Jiraporn Srisuwan, the Spouse of Chief of Defence Forces, Royal Thai Armed Forces.
Accompanying Mrs. Jiraporn Srisuwan at the audience ceremony were Mrs. Supinya Suwanpradhes, the Spouse of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to Brunei Darussalam; Mrs. Marisa Yuvarnavandhana, the Spouse of the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (1); Mrs. Thanaweena Raicharoen, the Spouse of the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (4); Mrs. Chairapun Benyasri, the Spouse of the Chief of Joint Staff; and Datin Hajah Rasidah binti Haji Brahim, the Spouse of RBAF Commander.
The RBAF and Royal Thai Armed Forces enjoy strong and active military-to-military ties, which include regular interactions in exchange of visits, courses, trainings, professional exchanges, and bilateral exercises. Both armed forces also engage with one another through multilateral platforms, where the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) participated in the ASEAN International Fleet Review (IFR) 2017 held in conjunction to the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN and the first ever ASEAN Maritime National Exercise in Thailand. RBAF also recently participated as observers in the multilateral Cobra Gold Exercise in Thailand from 14 to 18 February 2018.
His Excellency, Chief of Defence Forces RTARF took over the office in October 2017.
KEBAWAH DYMM PADUKA SERI BAGINDA SULTAN DAN YANG DI-PERTUAN NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BERKENAN MENERIMA MENGADAP KETUA TURUS PERTAHANAN, ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA THAILAND
ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Selasa, 27 Februari 2018 – 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, Menteri Pertahanan dan Pemerintah Tertinggi Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) telah berkenan menerima mengadap Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Tarnchaiyan Srisuwan, Ketua Turus Pertahanan, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Thailand yang berlangsung di Istana Nurul Iman.
Menyertai bersama Tuan Yang Terutama Ketua Turus Pertahanan, Angkatan Tentera Diraja Thailand semasa Majlis mengadap tersebut ialah Tuan Yang Terutama Biravij Suwanpradhes, Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Thailand ke Negara Brunei Darussalam; Jeneral Haspong Yuvarnavandhana, Timbalan Ketua Turus Pertahanan (1), Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Thailand; Jeneral Yosanant Raicharoen, Timbalan Ketua Turus Pertahanan (4), Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Thailand; dan Jeneral Ponpipaat Benyasri, Ketua Turus Bersama (Chief of Joint Staff) , Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Thailand.
Juga hadir ialah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (B) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua; dan Mejar Jeneral Pengiran Dato Seri Pahlawan Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Pemerintah ABDB.
Sementara itu, di ruang lain Istana Nurul Iman, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam berkenan menerima mengadap Puan Jiraporn Srisuwan, isteri Ketua Turus Pertahanan, Angkatan Tentera Diraja Thailand.
Mengiringi Puan Jiraporn Srisuwan di Majlis Mengadap tersebut ialah Puan Supinya Suwanpradhes, Isteri Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Thailand ke Negara Brunei Darussalam; Puan Marisa Yuvarnavandhana, Isteri Timbalan Ketua Turus Pertahanan (1); Puan Thanaweena Raicharoen, Isteri Timbalan Ketua Turus Pertahanan (4); Puan Chairapun Benyasri, Isteri Ketua Turus Bersama; dan Datin Dayang Hajah Rasidah binti Haji Brahim, Isteri Pemerintah ABDB.
Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Thailand mempunyai hubungan pertahanan yang rapat, di mana kerjasama dua hala merangkumi lawatan, pertukaran profesional, latihan dan kursus.
Manakala di peringkat pelbagai hala pertukaran diadakan melalui interaksi seperti Eksesais Cobra Gold . Eksesais Cobra Gold ke-37 telah berlangsung baru-baru ini pada 14 hingga 18 Februari 2018 di Thailand, dimana ABDB adalah salah satu pemerhati eksesais berkenaan. Selain daripada itu, pada November 2017 yang lalu KDB DARUTTAQWA, ABDB telah mengambil bahagian dalam ASEAN International Fleet Review (IFR) sempena Sambutan Ulang Tahun ASEAN ke-50 dan juga ASEAN Maritime National Exercise (AMNEX) yang pertama kali diadakan di Thailand.
Tuan Yang Terutama Ketua Turus Pertahanan, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Thailand mula mengambil alih jawatan sebagai Ketua Turus Pertahanan Angkatan Tentera, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Thailand bermula pada Oktober 2017 yang lalu.