BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Wednesday 3 April 2013 – Delegations from the ASEAN Member States and the Plus countries, consisting of Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and USA are currently in the country for the ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting Plus (ADSOM-Plus), that is scheduled to take place on 4 April 2013 at the Rizqun International Hotel, Brunei Darussalam.
The Brunei Darussalam’s ADSOM/ADSOM-Plus Chairman Colonel (Retired) Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Azmansham Pengiran Haji Mohammad, Permanent Secretary (Defence Policy and Development), Ministry of Defence this evening hosted a dinner for all of the ADSOM Plus Leaders and spouses, Head of Delegation of the ASEAN Secretariat and delegations, held at the Li Gong Restaurant, Empire Hotel and Country Club.
Present as the Guest of Honour at the dinner was Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, Deputy Minister of Defence, Brunei Darussalam.
Prior to the dinner, a welcoming reception was held between the Deputy Minister of Defence, Brunei Darussalam and the Heads of Delegations of the ADSOM-Plus. Also present were Permanent Secretary (Administration and Finance), Deputy Permanent Secretary (Technology) and other senior officials from the Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam.
The reception was then followed by the opening of the dinner, where the Deputy Minister of Defence presented his welcoming remarks.
TIMBALAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN MENGALU-ALUKAN DELEGASI ADSOM-PLUS
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Rabu 3 April 2013
– Para delegasi daripada negara-negara anggota ASEAN dan negara-negara
‘Plus’ yang terdiri daripada negara Australia, China, India, Jepun, New
Zealand, Republik Korea, Rusia dan Amerika Syarikat berada di negara ini
bagi menghadiri Mesyuarat Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan Pertahanan ASEAN-Plus
(ADSOM Plus) yang akan diadakan pada 4 April 2013 bertempat di Hotel
Antarabangsa Rizqun, Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Pengerusi
ADSOM-Plus bagi Negara Brunei Darussalam, Kolonel (B) Pengiran Dato
Paduka Haji Azmansham bin Pengiran Haji Mohammad, Setiausaha Tetap
(Dasar Pertahanan dan Pembangunan), Kementerian Pertahanan, Negara
Brunei Darussalam pada malam ini menghoskan satu majlis makan malam bagi
mengalu-alukan kedatangan para semua Ketua-Ketua ADSOM-Plus dan
isteri-isteri, Ketua Delegasi Sekretariat ASEAN dan ahli-ahli rombongan
yang lain bertempat di Restoran Li Gong, Empire Hotel and Country Club.
Hadir
selaku tetamu kehormat di majlis makan malam ialah Dato Paduka Haji
Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Negara Brunei
Darussalam.
Sebelum
majlis makan malam dimulakan, satu acara resepsi telah diadakan antara
Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Negara Brunei Darussalam dengan Ketua-Ketua
Delegasi ADSOM-Plus. Turut hadir ialah Setiausaha Tetap (Pentadbiran
dan Kewangan), Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap (Teknologi) dan pegawai-pegawai
kanan dari Kementerian Pertahanan, Brunei Darussalam.
Majlis makan malam dimulakan dengan ucapan alu-aluan oleh Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat.