BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday 20 April 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from His Excellency Luke Arnold, Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam today. Also in attendance was the Acting Chief of Staff RBAF and the Director of Intelligence, Ministry of Defence.
During the call, the RBAF Commander congratulated His Excellency on his appointment as the new High Commissioner of Australia to Brunei Darussalam and expressed appreciation for the positive state of Brunei Darussalam and Australia’s strong bilateral defence relations attributed to the comprehensive bilateral engagements conducted through the Joint Defence Working Committee (JDWC) and bilateral military exercises such as Exercises PENGUIN, MALLEE BULL, and STAR LEOPARD.
The RBAF Commander also expressed gratitude towards Australia for the continuous support on regional platforms including the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), especially the co-chairmanship of the ADMM-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Military Medicine (ADMM-Plus EWG on MM) with Brunei Darussalam for the 2020-2024 cycle. The RBAF Commander expressed hope that Royal Brunei Armed Forces and Australian Defence Force will continue to work together to maintain strong defence relations.
PEMERINTAH ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA PESURUHJAYA TINGGI AUSTRALIA KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis, 20 April 2023 – Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Tuan Yang Terutama Luke Arnold, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Australia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam pada hari ini. Turut hadir adalah Pemangku Ketua Staf ABDB dan Pengarah Perisikan, Kementerian Pertahanan.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Pemerintah ABDB mengucapkan tahniah di atas pelantikan Tuan Yang Terutama sebagai Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Australia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, dan menyatakan penghargaan ke atas hubungan dua hala pertahanan di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Australia yang terjalin kukuh hasil kerjasama pertahanan dua hala yang komprehensif melalui Jawatankuasa Kerja Pertahanan Bersama serta latihan tentera seperti Eksesais
PENGUIN, MALLEE BULL dan
STAR LEOPARD.
Pemerintah ABDB turut berkesempatan menyampaikan ucapan terima kasih kepada Australia atas sokongan berterusan kepada platform serantau seperti Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN Plus (ADMM-Plus) terutama sekali pengerusian bersama Kumpulan Kerja Pakar dalam Perubatan Tentera ADMM-Plus (ADMM-Plus EWG on MM) bagi kitaran 2020-2024 dengan Negara Brunei Darussalam. Pemerintah ABDB menyuarakan harapan agar ABDB dan
Australian Defence Force akan terus bekerjasama dalam mengekalkan hubungan pertahanan yang kukuh.