BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 3 April 2018 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister of Defence II today received a courtesy call from His Excellency Motohiko Kato, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Brunei Darussalam.
During the call, both sides expressed satisfaction upon the warm and cordial defence relations. The Minister of Defence II and His Excellency discussed regional and international security issues.
Both sides looked forward to the continued progress in the bilateral defence relations between the two countries, which is fostered through exchanges of visits, ship visits, trainings, professional exchanges, as well as defence engagements under various multilateral platforms such as the ADMM-Plus. Brunei Darussalam is currently the country coordinator for ASEAN-Japan dialogue relations (2015-2018).
MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARI DUTA BESAR JEPUN
BOLKIAH GARISON, Selasa, 3 April 2018 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (B) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan II, pada hari ini menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Tuan Yang Terutama Motohiko Kato, Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Jepun ke Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua-dua pihak menyatakan rasa puas hati atas hubungan pertahanan di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Jepun yang baik. Menteri Pertahanan II dan Tuan Yang Terutama juga membincangkan isu keselamatan serantau dan antarabangsa.
Kedua-dua pihak berharap untuk mencapai kemajuan yang berterusan dalam hubungan pertahanan dua hala di antara kedua-dua buah negara, yang dipupuk melalui pertukaran lawatan, lawatan kapal, latihan, pertukaran profesional, serta kerjasama pertahanan di bawah platform pelbagai hala seperti ADMM-Plus. Negara Brunei Darussalam kini merupakan Negara Penyelaras bagi Dialog ASEAN-Jepun (2015-2018).