BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday 1 February 2017 – The Ministry of Defence today received a working visit by a delegation from the Office of ASEAN Affairs, Office of the Policy and Planning, Ministry of Defence of Thailand led by Deputy Director, Colonel Pirapong Phomeaun.
During the visit, the senior Thailand defence officials paid a courtesy call on the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, Captain (Rtd) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, RBN.
During the call, the Permanent Secretary reaffirmed the warm and friendly state of defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and Thailand, which has steadily progressed in recent years.
The delegation from Thailand also had a meeting with the Directorate of Defence Policy chaired by the Acting Director of Defence Policy, Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, where both sides exchanged views on ASEAN, regional and international issues.
Brunei Darussalam and Thailand established diplomatic relations since 1994 and inked an agreement to cooperate in the areas of training, human resource development and exchanges of visits in 1999.
LAWATAN KERJA DELEGASI DARI ASEAN AFFAIRS, PEJABAT DASAR DAN PERANCANGAN, KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN THAILAND KE KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN.
BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu 1 Februari 2017 – Kementerian Pertahanan hari ini telah menerima lawatan kerja dari delegasi Pejabat Hal Ehwal ASEAN, Pejabat Dasar dan Perancangan, Kementerian Pertahanan Thailand yang diketuai oleh Timbalan Pengarah, Kolonel Pirapong Phomeaun.
Semasa lawatan tersebut, pegawai-pegawai pertahanan Thailand turut membuat kunjungan hormat kepada Setiausaha Tetap di Kementerian Pertahanan, Kepten (B) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, TLDB.
Semasa kunjungan itu, Setiausaha Tetap mengesahkan hubungan pertahanan yang mesra di antara Kerajaan Thailand dan Negara Brunei Darussalam yang semakin meningkat dibeberapa tahun terkini.
Delegasi dari Thailand itu juga berkesempatan untuk berbincang bersama Jabatanarah Dasar Pertahanan dalam mesyuarat yang dipengerusikan oleh Pemangku Pengarah Dasar Pertahanan, Haji Adi Ihram bin Dato Paduka Haji Mahmud, dimana kedua – dua pihak bertukar-tukar pandangan mengenai isu-isu ASEAN, serantau dan isu- isu antarabangsa. .
Brunei Darussalam dan Thailand menjalin hubungan diplomatik sejak 1994 dan menandatangani perjanjian untuk bekerjasama dalam bidang latihan, pembangunan sumber manusia dan pertukaran lawatan pada tahun 1999.