WASHINGTON D.C, Tuesday, 16 October 2018 – Major General Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) attended the Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) Conference on Countering Violent Extremist Organizations (C-VEOs) in Washington D.C, United States of America.
The conference was chaired by General Joseph F. Dunford, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States Armed Forces. The objectives of the conference were to promote unity of effort by intelligence networking, learning best practices and also to increase international participation across the military networks in order to counter violent extremist organisations.
Eighty-six Chiefs of Defence and representatives from various countries attended the conference which was held in Andrews Air Force Base. Prior to the conference, guests were welcomed with a dinner reception followed by the opening of the conference the next day.
In addition to the conference, the RBAF Commander’s programme included bilateral meetings with attending counterparts to discuss military relations between Brunei Darussalam and the respective countries, which included opportunities to enhance the defence cooperation, interoperability and also on countering extremist organisations.
PEMERINTAH ABDB HADIRI CHOD ON COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS DI WASHINGTON D.C.
WASHINGTON D.C, Selasa, 16 Oktober 2018 – Mejar Jeneral Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) telah menghadiri Persidangan Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) on Countering Violent Extremist Organizations (C-VEOs) di Washington D.C, Amerika Syarikat.
Persidangan ini dipengerusikan oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Joseph F. Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States Armed Forces. Objektif persidangan ini adalah untuk menggalakkan perpaduan usahasama, meningkatkan penyertaan antarabangsa di dalam rangkaian ketenteraan dan berkongsi pengalaman dari negara-negara yang pernah terlibat untuk menghapuskan rangkaian pengganas.
Seramai lapan puluh enam orang Ketua Pertahanan dan perwakilan dari negara-negara luar telah menghadiri persidangan tersebut yang diadakan di Andrews Airforce Base. Persidangan tersebut didahului dengan resepsi makan malam dan diikuti dengan pembukaan persidangan diadakan pada hari berikutnya.
Pemerintah ABDB juga telah mengadakan perjumpaan dua hala dengan beberapa Ketua Pertahanan negara-negara sahabat untuk membincangkan hubungan ketenteraan di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan negara-negara berkenaan, termasuk peluang untuk meningkatkan kerjasama ketenteraan dan operasi-sama bagi menangani isu-isu keganasan.