BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 14 March 2023 –
Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja
Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, received a courtesy call from His Excellency General TNI Dudung Abdurachman, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army (KASAD) this afternoon.
During the courtesy call, both sides reaffirmed close and longstanding bilateral defence cooperation between Negara Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Indonesia through numerous engagements, including visits, professional exchanges, trainings, exercises and courses. Both countries signed the Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation on 10 April 2003.
His Excellency General TNI Dudung Abdurachman and delegation visited the Ministry of Defence as part of a three-day working visit to Brunei Darussalam from 12 until 15 March 2023. His Excellency was appointed Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army on 17 November 2021. His working visit highlighted the cordial bilateral defence relationship between the two countries.
MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA KEPALA STAF TENTARA NASIONAL INDONESIA-ANGKATAN DARAT
BOLKIAH GARISON, Selasa, 14 Mac 2023 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Yang Terhormat Jenderal TNI Dudung Abdurachman, Kepala Staf Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Darat (KASAD) pada petang tadi.
Semasa kunjungan hormat tersebut, kedua-dua pihak menekankan hubungan pertahanan yang rapat dan sudah lama terjalin di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Indonesia melalui pelbagai perhubungan termasuk lawatan, pertukaran profesional, latihan, eksesais dan kursus. Kedua-dua buah negara telah memeterai Memorandum Persefahaman dalam Kerjasama Pertahanan pada 10 April 2003.
Yang Terhormat Jenderal TNI Dudung Abdurachman dan rombongan mengadakan kunjungan ke Kementerian Pertahanan sebagai sebahagian dari lawatan kerja tiga hari ke Negara Brunei Darussalam bermula 12 hingga 15 Mac 2023. Yang Terhormat Jenderal dilantik sebagai Kepala Staf Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Darat semenjak 17 November 2021. Lawatan kerja beliau mempamerkan hubungan pertahanan dua hala yang mesra di antara kedua-dua buah negara.
