MUARA, Saturday 25 March 2017 – Her Majesty’s New Zealand Ship (HMNZS) ENDEAVOUR paid a goodwill visit to the Sultanate before proceeding to Singapore. The ship, an Auxiliary Oil Replenishment (AOR), is on her final tour around the region before she is due for decommissioning. Commander Martin Doolan, Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) commands the ship.
Present during the reception were Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and his spouse, Datin Paduka Tan Bee Yong; Brigadier General Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Aminan bin Pg Haji Mahmud, the Acting Commander of RBAF; Pg Datin Shazainah binti Pg Dato Paduka Shariffuddin, the Permanent Secretary (International) of the Prime Minister’s Office; Captain (Retired) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence; First Admiral Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pg Haji Muhammad, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy; and senior officers and officers of the Royal Brunei Navy.
During the tour, the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) conducted a Passage Exercise with the RNZN where both navies had the opportunity to share invaluable experience and deepen the friendship that both navies have forged over the years.
Both countries also interact regularly through high-level visits and dialogues, professional exchanges, and cross-attendance of courses. Both Brunei Darussalam and New Zealand were also co-chairs of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group (EWG) on Maritime Security for the cycle 2014 – 2016.
HMNZS ENDEAVOUR sets sail from Brunei Darussalam on Monday, 27 March 2017.
MAJLIS MAKAN MALAM RESEPSI KAPAL HMZS ENDEAVOR SEMASA LAWATAN KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
MUARA, Sabtu 25 Mac 2017 – Kapal HMNZS ENDEAVOR telah mengadakan satu lawatan muhibah ke Negara Brunei Darussalam sebelum meneruskan perjalanannya ke Republik Singapura. Kapal ini adalah merupakan Kapal jenis Auxiliary Oil Replenishment (AOR) dan lawatan ini merupakan pesinggahan terakhir di rantau ini sebelum kapal tersebut dijadual untuk dinyahtauliahkan. Pemerintah kapal tersebut ialah Komander Martin Doolan, Tentera Laut New Zealand (TLNZ).
Turut hadir dalam majlis resepsi itu ialah Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Hal Ehwal Luar Negeri dan Perdagangan II (Kedua), dan isteri, Datin Paduka Tan Bee Yong; Brigadier Jeneral Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Aminan bin Pgn Haji Mahmud, Pemangku Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB); Pg Datin Shazainah binti Pg Dato Paduka Shariffuddin, Setiausaha Tetap (Antarabangsa) Jabatan Perdana Menteri; Kepten (Bersara) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, TLDB, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan; Laksamana Pertama Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pg Haji Muhammad, Pemerintah Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei serta pegawai kanan dan pegawai Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB).
Semasa lawatan itu, TLDB telah menjalankan Latihan Passage dengan TLNZ di mana kedua-dua tentera laut mempunyai peluang untuk berkongsi pengalaman dan memperdalam persahabatan yang kedua-dua tentera laut telah menjalin selama ini.
Kedua-dua negara sering berinteraksi melalui lawatan peringkat tinggi dan dialog, pertukaran profesional, dan kehadiran kursus. Kedua-dua Brunei Darussalam dan New Zealand juga adalah Pengerusi Bersama ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group (EWG) bagi Keselamatan Maritim untuk kitaran 2014-2016.
HMNZ S ENDEAVOR akan belayar pada hari Isnin, 27 Mac 2017.