BANDUNG, INDONESIA, Thursday, 25 October 2018 – The 10th Brunei-Indonesia Army Working Group (BRUNESIA AWG) 2018 meeting between the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) and Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Darat (TNI AD) is currently held from 23 to 26 October 2018 at Bandung, Republic of Indonesia.
The RBLF delegation was led by Colonel Khairil bin Haji Ismail, Chief of Staff RBLF, whereas the TNI-AD delegation was headed by Brigadier General Untung Budiarto, Deputy Assistant for Operations to Indonesian Army Chief of Staff.
The purpose of this meeting is to coordinate bilateral activities such as visits, courses, training and military exercises for the year 2019 in order to facilitate the activities between the two armed forces and to discuss future opportunities for cooperation.
BRUNESIA AWG is held once a year hosted by both countries on an alternate basis. The previous BRUNESIA AWG took place from 17 to 20 April 2017 in Brunei Darussalam.
MESYUARAT BRUNESIA ARMY WORKING GROUP SIRI 10/2018 DI ANTARA TDDB DAN TNI – ANGKATAN DARAT
BANDUNG, INDONESIA, Khamis, 25 Oktober 2018 – Mesyuarat Brunei-Indonesia Army Working Group (BRUNESIA AWG) siri 10/2018 di antara Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TLDB) dan Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Darat (TNI-AD) sedang dilaksanakan pada 23 hingga 26 Oktober 2018 bertempat di Bandung, Republik Indonesia.
Delegasi TDDB diketuai oleh Kolonel Khairil bin Haji Ismail, Ketua Staf TDDB. Manakala, delegasi TNI-AD diketuai oleh Brigadir Jenderal TNI Untung Budiarto, Wakil Asisten Operasi Kepala Staf Angkatan Darat.
Tujuan mesyuarat ini dijalankan adalah bagi menyelaraskan kegiatan-kegiatan seperti lawatan, kursus, latihan dan eksesais tentera antara TDDB dan TNI – AD bagi tahun 2018/2019, di samping untuk memudahkan aktiviti di antara kedua-dua pihak angkatan tentera dan membincangkan peluang untuk bekerjasama dalam masa depan.
Mesyuarat ini dikendalikan setahun sekali dan dihoskan oleh kedua-dua negara secara bergantian. Mesyuarat sebelumnya telah diadakan pada 17 hingga 20 April 2017 di Negara Brunei Darussalam.