PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, Monday, 18 August 2025 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, today received a courtesy call from Yang Mulia Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, Deputy Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).
During the call, both sides affirmed the steadfast bilateral defence and military relations between Brunei Darussalam and the United States of America. Yang Berhormat Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II and the Deputy Commander USINDOPACOM also shared views on areas of mutual interests and discussed ongoing efforts to enhance the defence cooperation between both countries.
Both countries‘ defence relationship continues to be fostered through various engagements which include among others, exchanges of visits, dialogues, training, courses and exercises underpinned by the Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation signed on 29 November 1994.
Yang Berhormat Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II
received a courtesy call from Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd,
Deputy Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
Exchange of Souvenirs
Group photo of officials from the Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam and the
United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA TIMBALAN PEMERINTAH MARKAS INDO-PASIFIK AMERIKA SYARIKAT
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI, Isnin, 18 Ogos 2025 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, hari ini telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Yang Mulia Leftenan Jeneral Joshua M. Rudd, Timbalan Pemerintah Markas Indo-Pasifik Amerika Syarikat.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua-dua pihak mengesahkan hubungan pertahanan dan ketenteraan dua hala yang teguh antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Amerika Syarikat. Yang Berhormat Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II dan Timbalan Pemerintah Markas Indo-Pasifik Amerika Syarikat berkongsi pandangan dalam bidang kepentingan bersama dan membincangkan usaha berterusan untuk meningkatkan kerjasama pertahanan antara kedua-dua negara.
Hubungan pertahanan di antara kedua negara sentiasa diperkukuhkan melalui pelbagai aktiviti yang termasuk antara lainnya, pertukaran lawatan, dialog, latihan, kursus dan eksesais, berdasarkan kepada Memorandum Persefahaman mengenai Kerjasama Pertahanan yang ditandatangani pada 29 November 1994.
