MOSCOW, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, 26 April 2017 – First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Deputy Minister of Defence of Brunei Darussalam, and His Excellency Lieutenant General Alexander Fomin, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Military Cooperation today.
The signing ceremony was held at the Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow, Russia. Present at the Ceremony were Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brunei Darussalam to the Russian Federation, His Excellency Haji Haini bin Hj Hashim; Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Defence, Captain (Retired) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar; and other defence officials.
The Deputy Minister of Defence of Brunei Darussalam also had a bilateral discussion with His Excellency Fomin prior the signing ceremony. The discussion sets forth the framework for possible areas of bilateral cooperation to be undertaken in the future between both countries.
The signing ceremony of the MoU was held on the sideline of the Sixth Moscow Conference on International Security, a two-day conference organised by the Ministry of Defence of Russian Federation. The Conference was officiated by the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Army General Sergey Shoygu, who underscored the importance of discussing wide-ranging challenges of global and regional security issues faced in the 21st century during his welcoming address.
Brunei Darussalam and the Russian Federation have signed an earlier MoU on Military-Technical Cooperation last year in May, in Sochi, Russia during the ASEAN-Russia Summit. The signing of both MoUs underscores the growing defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the Russian Federation, and their commitment to broaden defence cooperation in mutually beneficial areas.
NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM DAN PERSEKUTUAN RUSIA TANDATANGANI MEMORANDUM PERSEFAHAMAN SEMASA PERSIDANGAN KESELAMATAN ANTARABANGSA MOSCOW KALI KE-ENAM
MOSCOW, PERSEKUTUAN RUSIA, 26 April 2017 – Laksamana Pertama (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Tuan Yang Terutama Leftenan Jeneral Alexander Fomin, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan Persekutuan Rusia akan menandatangani Perjanjian Persefahaman mengenai Kerjasama Ketenteraan pada hari ini.
Majlis penandatanganan telah berlangsung di Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow, Russia. Turut hadir dalam majlis tersebut ialah Duta Besar dan Mutlak Negara Brunei Darussalam ke Persekutuan Rusia, Tuan Yang Terutama Haji Haini bin Haji Hashim; Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan, Kepten (B) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar; serta pegawai-pegawai dari Kementerian Pertahanan.
Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam juga mengadakan satu perbincangan dua hala dengan Tuan Yang Terutama Fomin sebelum majlis menandatangani perjanjian. Perbincangan tersebut akan memberikan rangka kerja bagi kerjasama pertahanan dua hala di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Persekutuan Rusia.
Upacara penandatanganan Memorandum Persefahaman ini berlangsung di samping Persidangan Keselamatan Antarabangsa Moscow kali ke-enam, yang dikendalikan selama dua hari oleh Kementerian Pertahanan Persekutuan Rusia. Persidangan tersebut dirasmikan oleh Menteri Pertahanan Persekutuan Rusia, Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Tentera Sergey Shoygu, yang telah menggariskan kepentingan membincangkan pelbagai isu cabaran dan ancaman keselamatan yang dihadapi di abad ke-21 dalam ucapan alu-aluan beliau.
Brunei Darussalam dan Persekutuan Rusia telah menandatangani satu lagi MoU Perjanjian Persefahaman mengenai Kerjasama Ketenteraan-Teknikal pada Mei tahun lepas di Sochi, Persekutuan Rusia semasa Sidang Kemuncak ASEAN-Rusia. Menandatangani kedua-dua MoU menekankan hubungan pertahanan semakin meningkat antara Brunei Darussalam dan Persekutuan Rusia, dan komitmen mereka untuk meluaskan kerjasama pertahanan dalam bidang-bidang yang saling bermanfaat.