BALI, INDONESIA, Monday, 22 August 2022 - The 16th ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting (ANCM), held from 21st – 24th August 2022 in Bali, Indonesia, was hosted by the Indonesian Navy and attended by navy chiefs from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam as well as representatives of the Navy Chief from Cambodia and the Lao People’s Army.The Royal Brunei Navy’s delegation was led by First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Spry bin Haji Serudi @ Haji Seruji, Commander of Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), and accompanied by his spouse, Datin Haslinda binti Haji Hamid, along with Lieutenant Commander Mohamad Arif Haji Tajuddin, RBN and Lieutenant Commander Muhammad Hakim bin Haji Basman, RBN.
The 16th ANCM began with an Opening Remarks delivered by Admiral Yudo Margono, Chief of the Indonesian Navy, where he acknowledged the physical hiatus of the past two iterations of ANCM and warmly welcomed with much anticipation the attendance of all distinguished delegates. He further touched on efforts to build relationships as well as to focus on common interests amongst ASEAN countries.
With the theme “The Role of ASEAN Navies in Addressing Maritime Challenges”, the meeting was followed by exchanges of views by respective Head of Delegations, where Commander RBN highlighted the importance of enhancing interoperability, operational effectiveness and strengthening partnerships through various initiatives amongst ASEAN navies. He also reaffirmed RBN’s commitment to ANCM initiatives as RBN will host the ASEAN Navies Young Officers’ Interaction later in the year and the ASEAN Navy Training Experience Exchange Programme in 2023.
On the sidelines of the 16th ANCM, Commander RBN also took the opportunity to conduct bilateral meetings with Admiral Yudo Margono, Vice Admiral Sam Sokha, Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodian Navy, Vice Admiral Adeluis Bordado, Flag-Officer-in-Command of the Philippines Navy, as well as Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy.
The ANCM is an annual platform for ASEAN Navy Chiefs to convene and engage with one another in enhancing cooperative naval ties and addressing shared challenges and opportunities.
RBN reaffirms its commitment to maintaining the peace and security of the maritime domain and continues to explore cooperative avenues with partner navies. Looking ahead, the RBN looks forward to attending the 17th ANCM to be hosted by the Philippines Navy in 2023.
Bilateral meeting with Admiral Yudo Margona, Chief of the Indonesian Navy
Bilateral meeting with Vice Admiral Adeluis Bordado,
Flag-Officer-in-Command of the Philippines Navy
Flag-Officer-in-Command of the Philippines Navy
PEMERINTAH TENTERA LAUT DIRAJA BRUNEI MENGHADIRI ASEAN NAVY CHIEFS’ MEETING KE-16
BALI, INDONESIA, Isnin, 22 Ogos 2022 - ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting (ANCM) ke-16, yang berlangsung pada 21 hingga 24 Ogos 2022 di Bali, Indonesia telah dihoskan oleh Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut (TNI-AL), dan dihadiri oleh pemerintah-pemerintah Angkatan Tentera Laut dari Negara Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Filipina, Singapura, Thailand dan Vietnam serta perwakilan pemerintah Tentera Laut Diraja Kemboja dan Tentera Darat Rakyat Lao.
Perwakilan Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) diketuai oleh Laksamana Pertama Dato Seri Pahlawan Spry bin Haji Serudi @ Haji Seruji, Pemerintah TLDB diiringi isteri beliau, Datin Haslinda binti Haji Hamid, bersama Leftenan Komander Mohamad Arif Hj Tajuddin, TLDB dan Leftenan Komander Muhammad Hakim bin Haji Basman, TLDB.
Mesyuarat ANCM ke-16 dimulakan dengan kata-kata aluan yang disampaikan oleh Laksamana Yudo Margono, Ketua Staf Angkatan Laut (KASAL), TNI-AL di mana beliau mengakui ketiadaan interaksi bersemuka dua tahun kebelakangan, dan mengalukan kehadiran semua delegasi pada mesyuarat pada kali ini. Beliau seterusnya menyentuh khusus usaha untuk membangun hubungan serta memberikan tumpuan kepada perkara-perkara yang berkepentingan bersama di kalangan ahli negara ASEAN.
Bertemakan “The Role of ASEAN Navies in Addressing Maritime Challenges”, mesyuarat tersebut diteruskan dengan pertukaran pandangan daripada ketua-ketua perwakilan yang hadir di mana Pemerintah TLDB menekankan kepentingan bagi meningkatkan interoperability, keberkesanan operasi dan mengukuhkan lagi kerjasama melalui pelbagai inisiatif di antara tentera laut ASEAN. Beliau juga menyatakan komitmen TLDB terhadap inisiatif ANCM yang mana TLDB akan menghoskan program ASEAN Young Officer Interaction pada penghujung tahun 2022, dan ASEAN Navy Training Experience Exchange Programme pada tahun 2023.
Semasa ANCM ke-16 itu juga, Pemerintah TLDB berpeluang untuk membuat perjumpaan dua hala bersama Laksamana Yudo Margono, Vice Admiral Sam Sokha, Timbalan Pemerintah Tentera Laut Diraja Kemboja, Vice Admiral Adeluis Bordado, Flag-Officer-in-Command Tentera Laut Republik Filipina, dan Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, Pemerintah Tentera Laut Republik Sosialis Vietnam.
ANCM merupakan platform tahunan bagi Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera Laut ASEAN untuk bersidang berinteraksi antara satu sama lain bagi meningkatkan kerjasama tentera laut dan membincangkan cabaran dan peluang bersama.
TLDB kekal komited dalam usaha-usaha untuk mengekalkan keamanan dan keselamatan maritim serantau dan terus meneroka inisiatif kerjasama di antara tentera laut negara-negara ASEAN. TLDB juga berharap akan menghadiri Mesyuarat ANCM ke-17 yang akan dihoskan oleh Tentera Laut Republik Filipina pada tahun 2023.