MOSCOW, Friday, 25 September 2026 – The Brunei Darussalam Ministry of Defence and the Russian Federation Ministry of Defence held the second Joint Working Group meeting on Defence Cooperation at the headquarter of the Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation, Ministry of Defence, in Moscow, Russia. The meeting was co-chaired by Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Permanent Secretary (Policy and Administration), and Lieutenant General A.A Orekhov, Head of the Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation, Russia Ministry of Defence. In attendance were defence officials from both countries.
During the meeting, both sides exchange views on the current regional security outlook and discussed plan for bilateral military activities plan for 2027. Permanent Secretary (Policy and Administration) also paid courtesy call on His Excellency Vasily Sergeyevich Osmakov, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation. Permanent Secretary reaffirmed the importance of friendly defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the Russian Federation, and believes that the interaction between the two countries will continue to promote mutual understanding and cooperation towards creating stronger defence ties. He also took the opportunity to emphasise Russia’s positive role in enhancing regional security through the framework of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and the ASEAN-Plus Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM-Plus).
Brunei Darussalam and Russia signed several Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) on defence cooperation including MoU on Military-Technical Cooperation in May 2016 in Sochi, Russia and MoU on Military Cooperation in April 2017 in Moscow, Russia. The first Joint Working Group meeting on Defence Cooperation was held on 11 October 2023 in Brunei Darussalam.
MESYUARAT KALI KEDUA KUMPULAN KERJA PERTAHANAN BERSAMA ANTARA NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM DAN PERSEKUTUAN RUSIA, BERLANGSUNG DI MOSCOW, RUSIA
MOSCOW, Jumaat, 25 September 2026 – Kementerian Pertahanan Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Kementerian Pertahanan Persekutuan Rusia telah mengadakan mesyuarat Kumpulan Kerja Bersama Kedua mengenai Kerjasama Pertahanan di ibu pejabat Direktorat Utama Kerjasama Ketenteraan Antarabangsa, Kementerian Pertahanan, di Moscow, Rusia. Mesyuarat ini dipengerusikan bersama oleh Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Sharif bin Dato Paduka Haji Ibrahim, Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar dan Pentadbiran), dan Leftenan Jeneral A.A Orekhov, Ketua Direktorat Utama Kerjasama Ketenteraan Antarabangsa, Kementerian Pertahanan Rusia. Turut hadir bersama adalah pegawai-pegawai pertahanan dari kedua-dua negara.
Semasa mesyuarat, kedua-dua pihak bertukar pandangan mengenai prospek keselamatan serantau semasa dan membincangkan rancangan aktiviti ketenteraan dua hala bagi tahun 2027. Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar dan Pentadbiran) juga telah mengadakan kunjungan hormat kepada Tuan Yang Terutama Vasily Sergeyevich Osmakov, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan Persekutuan Rusia. Setiausaha Tetap menegaskan semula kepentingan hubungan pertahanan yang baik antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Persekutuan Rusia, serta percaya interaksi kedua negara akan terus mempromosikan persefahaman dan kerjasama bersama ke arah mewujudkan hubungan pertahanan yang lebih kukuh. Beliau juga mengambil peluang untuk menekankan peranan positif Rusia dalam meningkatkan keselamatan serantau melalui rangka Forum Serantau ASEAN (ARF) dan Mesyuarat Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN-Plus (ADMM-Plus).
Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Persekutuan Rusia telah menandatangani beberapa Memorandum Persefahaman (MoU) mengenai kerjasama pertahanan termasuk MoU mengenai Kerjasama Ketenteraan-Teknikal pada Mei 2016 di Sochi, Rusia dan MoU mengenai Kerjasama Ketenteraan pada April 2017 di Moscow, Rusia. Mesyuarat Kumpulan Kerja Bersama Pertahanan kali yang pertama telah diadakan pada 11 Oktober 2023 di Negara Brunei Darussalam.