BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday 3 August 2017 – The Ministry of Defence received a goodwill visit from His Excellency General Surapong Suwana-Adth, Chief of Defence Forces, Royal Thai Armed Forces who is in Brunei Darussalam from 2nd until 3rd August 2017.
Upon arrival at the Ministry of Defence at the Bolkiah Garrison, His Excellency General Surapong Suwana-Adth inspected the Guard of Honour mounted by personnel from the Royal Brunei Land Force. Following the ceremony, he proceeded to pay a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, First Admiral (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit.
During the call, the Deputy Minister of Defence expressed his pleasure on the longstanding and close relations between the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and the Royal Thai Armed Forces that has positively contributed to the overall warm state of bilateral defence relations.
On a separate occasion, His Excellency also had a courtesy call with Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, the Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces. Commander RBAF conveyed his utmost appreciation for the continuous support from the Royal Thai Armed Forces and discussed on opportunities to further strengthen the defence cooperation between the RBAF and the Royal Thai Armed Forces.
LAWATAN MUHIBBAH CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCES, ROYAL THAI ARMED FORCES KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis 3 Ogos 2017 – Kementerian Pertahanan telah menerima lawatan muhibbah dari Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Surapong Suwana-Adth, Chief of Defence Forces, Royal Thai Armed Forces, yang berada di Negara Brunei Darussalam selama dua hari mulai daripada 2 hingga 3 Ogos 2017.
Sejurus tiba di Kementerian Pertahanan di Bolkiah Garison, Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Surapong Suwana-Adth memeriksa barisan kawalan kehormatan yang terdiri dari anggota Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei. Beliau kemudiannya mengadakan kunjungan hormat kepada Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Laksamana Pertama (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua-dua pihak merakamkan penghargaan mereka terhadap hubungan persahabatan yang lama dan erat antara Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) dan Royal Thai Armed Forces, yang seterusnya juga memberikan impak positif kepada hubungan pertahanan dua hala secara keseluruhannya
Di acara yang berasingan, beliau juga mengadakan kunjungan hormat kepada Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja. Pemerintah ABDB menyampaikan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan di atas sokongan yang berterusan daripada Royal Thai Armed Forces dan membincangkan mengenai peluang-peluang untuk mengukuhkan lagi kerjasama pertahanan di antara ABDB dan Royal Thai Armed Forces.