​BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 - Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from Her Excellency Gerda Winkler, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Brunei Darussalam this afternoon. Also present were the Chief of Staff RBAF and the Director of Intelligence.

During the call, the RBAF Commander congratulated Her Excellency for celebrating its 35^th Anniversary of the German Embassy in Brunei Darussalam on 3rd December 2020. Both sides expressed their appreciation for the close ties and cooperation between Brunei Darussalam and The Federal Republic of Germany and hoped to further strengthen military-to-military exchanges in the future.

 Her Excellency Gerda Winkler was appointed as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Brunei Darussalam since August 2020.

PEMERINTAH ABDB TERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA DUTA BESAR ISTIMEWA DAN MUTLAK REPUBLIK PERSEKUTUAN JERMAN KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu, 9 Jun 2021 – Mejar Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Puan Yang Terutama Gerda Winkler, Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Republik Persekutuan Jerman ke Negara Brunei Darussalam petang ini. Turut hadir ialah Ketua Staf ABDB dan Pengarah Perisikan.

Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Pemerintah ABDB mengucapkan tahniah kepada Puan Yang Terutama di atas menyambut hari ulang tahun Kedutaan Jerman di Negara Brunei Darussalam yang ke-35 pada 3 Disember 2020 yang lalu. Kedua-dua belah pihak kemudiannya meluahkan rasa penghargaan di atas hubungan rapat dan kerjasama yang terjalin di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Persekutuan Jerman serta berharap dapat terus memperkukuhkan pertukaran ketenteraan di antara kedua buah angkatan tentera di masa akan datang.

Puan Yang Terutama Gerda Winkler telah dilantik sebagai Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Republik Persekutuan Jerman ke Negara Brunei Darussalam sejak bulan Ogos 2020.