BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday 23 April 2015 – Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, Acting Minister of Defence, received an introductory visit this morning from the Second Minister for Defence Mr Lui Tuck Yew, Ministry of Defence, Republic of Singapore. The visit was held at the Ministry of Defence, Bolkiah Garrison.
Upon arrival at the Ministry of Defence, Mr Lui received a General Salute and inspected the Guard of Honour mounted by personnel from the First Battalion Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF).
Welcoming Mr Lui during the introductory visit was the Permanent Secretary, Datin Paduka Hajah Suriyah binti Haji Umar, Acting Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Haji Azhar bin Ahmad, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Technology) and Awg Abu Sufian bin Haji Ali, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Defence Policy & Development).
Mr Lui was accompanied by His Excellency Mr Jaya Ratnam, Republic of Singapore High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam and Colonel Lee Yong Heng, Singapore Defence Attaché.
During the engagement of both high level officials, Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa took the opportunity to congratulate Mr Lui on his new appointment as the Second Minister for Defence, and expressed pleasure at the close defence relations that exist between both countries. They also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common concerns, and emphasized their continued commitment towards supporting defence initiatives in securing peace and stability in the region.
Minister Lui’s visit is also held in conjunction to the annual bilateral Exercise MAJU BERSAMA which is held together with Exercise SEMANGAT WAJA and RINTIS BERSAMA. This year marks the 20th Anniversary of Exercise MAJU BERSAMA, highlighting the enduring commitment between the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and the Singapore Armed Forces to share training experiences as well as to provide an opportunity to enhance interactions and forge friendship between the two armies.
As part of the official visit, both Acting Minister of Defence Dato Mustappa and Second Minister for Defence Mr Lui will be in attendance at the exercise grounds, Kampong Benutan, this afternoon.
The Royal Brunei Armed Forces and the Singapore Armed Forces engage in a wide range of bilateral exercises and interactions, which have enhanced the professionalism of the two armed forces and bolstered bilateral ties.
The visit is a testimony of the excellent ties between Brunei Darussalam and Singapore, which includes exchange of visits among high level officials, consultations and dialogues, training and courses, interaction programmes, as well as exercises between defence and military officials.
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN TERIMA LAWATAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN KEDUA SINGAPURA
BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis 23 April 2015
– Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, Pemangku Menteri
Pertahanan pagi ini, menerima lawatan pengenalan daripada Menteri
Pertahanan Kedua, Tuan Yang Terutama Lui Tuck Yew, Kementerian
Pertahanan, Republik Singapura.
Lawatan berlangsung di
Kementerian Pertahanan, Bolkiah Garison.
Sejurus tiba di Kementerian Pertahanan, Tuan Yang Terutama Lui menerima Tabik
Kehormat dan seterusnya memeriksa perbarisan kawalan kehormatan yang
terdiri dari anggota daripada Batalion Pertama Tentera Darat Diraja
Brunei (TDDB).
Mengalu-alukan
ketibaan Tuan Yang Terutama Lui ialah Setiausaha Tetap, Datin Paduka Hajah Suriyah binti Haji
Umar, Pemangku Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Dirja Brunei (ABDB), Laksamana Pertama Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd
Tamit, Haji Azhar bin Ahmad, Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap
(Teknologi) dan Awang Abu Sufian bin Haji Ali, Timbalan
Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar & Pembangunan Pertahanan).
Tuan
Yang Terutama diiringi oleh Tuan Yang Terutama Jaya Ratnam,
Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Republik Singapura ke Negara Brunei Darussalam dan
Kolonel Lee Yong Heng, Penasihat Pertahanan Singapura .
Semasa sesi
perjumpaan, Dato Paduka Haji
Mustappa mengambil kesempatan untuk mengucapkan tahniah kepada Tuan Yang
Terutama Lui dengan pelantikan barunya sebagai Menteri Pertahanan
Kedua, dan melahirkan kegembiraan pada hubungan pertahanan yang rapat
dan wujud antara kedua-dua negara. Mereka juga bertukar-tukar
pandangan mengenai isu-isu serantau dan antarabangsa, dan menekankan
komitmen berterusan ke arah menyokong inisiatif pertahanan dalam
mendapatkan keamanan dan kestabilan di rantau ini.
Lawatan Tuan Yang Terutama diadakan bersempena dengan latihan tahunan dua
hala iaitu Eksesais MAJU BERSAMA yang diadakan bersama dengan Eksesais
SEMANGAT WAJA dan RINTIS BERSAMA. Tahun ini merupakan ulang tahun kali
ke-20 Eksesais MAJU BERSAMA, dimana ianya menonjolkan komitmen yang
kekal antara Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei dan Angkatan Bersenjata
Republik Singapura bagi mengongsikan pengalaman latihan serta memberi
peluang untuk meningkatkan interaksi dan menjalin persahabatan antara
kedua-dua angkatan tentera.
Sebahagian
dari atucara lawatan rasmi Tuan Yang
Terutama ke kawasan latihan Eksesais MAJU BERSAMA,
Kampong Benutan, pada petang ini.
Angkatan
Bersenjata Diraja Brunei dan Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Singapura
melibatkan diri dalam pelbagai latihan dan interaksi dua hala, dengan meningkatkan profesionalisme kedua-dua angkatan tentera dan
keteguhan hubungan dua hala.
Lawatan
ini merupakan bukti hubungan baik antara Brunei Darussalam dan
Republik Singapura, termasuk pertukaran lawatan peringkat tinggi di
kalangan pegawai-pegawai, perundingan dan dialog, latihan dan kursus,
program interaksi, dan juga latihan antara pegawai-pegawai pertahanan
dan tentera.