BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 6 March 2017 - First Admiral (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, the Deputy Minister of Defence received an introductory call from His Excellency General Dato’ Sri Zulkiple bin Haji Kassim, Commander of the Malaysian Army.
During the call, the Deputy Minister of Defence congratulated General Dato’ Sri Zulkiple for his appointment as the 26th Commander of the Malaysia Army and expressed confidence that under his command and leadership, military cooperation between the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) and the Malaysian Army will further thrive.
The Deputy Minister of Defence also expressed pleasure that both countries continue to enjoy a mutually close and warm bilateral defence relationship, particularly through the exchange of visits, policy dialogues, information exchanges, exercises, trainings and courses.
Cooperation between the RBLF and the Malaysian Army was further enhanced with the signing of a Terms of Reference for the Army-to-Army Staff Talks in October 2015 that serves as a beneficial platform to facilitate regular dialogue and cooperation between both armies.
KUNJUNGAN PENGENALAN OLEH PANGLIMA TENTERA DARAT MALAYSIA KEPADA TIMBALAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN
BOLKIAH GARISON, Isnin, 6 Mac 2017 – Laksamana Pertama (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam telah menerima kunjungan pengenalan daripada Yang Mulia Jeneral Dato’ Sri Zulkiple bin Haji Kassim, Panglima Tentera Darat Malaysia.
Semasa kunjungan pengenalan tersebut, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan mengucapkan tahniah kepada Jeneral Dato’ Sri Zulkiple di atas lantikan beliau sebagai Panglima Tentera Darat yang ke-26 dan menyatakan keyakinan ke atas kepimpinanan beliau dalam meningkatkan lagi hubungan ketenteraan di antara Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei dan Tentera Darat Malaysia. Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan turut melahirkan rasa gembira di atas hubungan dua hala pertahanan yang erat dan sudah lama terjalin di antara Brunei Darussalam dan Malaysia, terutamanya dalam pertukaran lawatan, dialog, perkongsian maklumat, eksesais, latihan dan kursus.
Hubungan kerjasama ketenteraan di antara Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei dan Tentera Darat Malaysia telah dipertingkatkan lagi dengan termeterainya Terma Rujukan bagi perlaksanaan mesyuarat ‘Army To Army Staff Talks’ pada Oktober 2015 sebagai platform yang membolehkan dialog dan kerjasama di antara kedua-dua Angkatan Tentera.