DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENCE ATTENDS THE TENTH MOSCOW CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

by | Aug 31, 2022 | News

MOSCOW, Tuesday, 16 August 2022 – Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Deputy Minister of Defence of Brunei Darussalam, attended the Tenth Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS), from 15th August 2022 untill 17 August 2022 organised by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, held at the AVANGARD Educational Center, Moscow.


During the opening, His Excellency Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, underscored the importance of the conference as a platform to discuss on wide-ranging global and regional security challenges and encouraged an enhanced dialogue cooperation to address pressing shared security concerns. The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoygu, also reiterated the importance of the conference to encourage military collaboration across countries. 


The Deputy Minister of Defence of Brunei Darussalam held a separate bilateral call with His Excellency Colonel General Alexander Fomin, Deputy Minister of Defence, Ministry of the Russian Federation where both sides have expressed pleasure on the warm bilateral ties and reaffirmed their commitments to further strengthen existing defence and military cooperation. Following this, the Deputy Minister also looked at the International Military-Technical Forum (ARMY 2022) which showcased various defence industries.


Accompanying the Deputy Minister of Defence to the MCIS were Colonel (Retired) Norsuriati binti Haji Sharbini, Permanent Secretary (Policy, Finance and Administration) and Ampuan Datin Yura Kasumawati binti Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Adnan, Acting Director of Defence Policy.


The conference brought together defence and deputy defence ministers, as well as senior defence and military officials. Amongst the topics discussed were Global Security in Multipolar World, Regional Aspects in Global Security: Asia-Pacific Region, and Regional Aspects in Global Security: Africa, Middle East and Latin America.


MCIS is an annual event held since 2012 by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. The event aims to foster an understanding of security issues that shape and influence the strategic environment, where the conference participants address current global and regional security agendas.  


 


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MOSCOW, Selasa, 16 Ogos 2022 – Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Negara Brunei Darussalam, telah menghadiri Persidangan Keselamatan Antarabangsa Moscow ke-10 pada 15 Ogos 2022 hinggan 17 Ogos 2022, anjuran Kementerian Pertahanan Persekutuan Rusia, yang telah diadakan di Pusat Pendidikan AVANGARD, Moscow.


Semasa pembukaan, Tuan Yang Terutama Vladimir Putin, Presiden Persekutuan Rusia, telah menggariskan kepentingan persidangan ini sebagai platform untuk membincangkan cabaran yang meluas dalam isu keselamatan global dan serantau serta menggalakkan peningkatan dialog bagi menangani kebimbangan keselamatan bersama. Menteri Pertahanan Persekutuan Rusia, Army General Sergei Shoygu turut menekankan kepentingan persidangan itu bagi menggalakkan kerjasama ketenteraan merentasi negara. 


Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Negara Brunei Darussalam juga berkesempatan mengadakan mesyuarat dua-hala berasingan dengan Tuan Terutama kolonel Jeneral Alexander Fomin, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Kementerian Pertahanan Persekutuan Rusia di mana kedua belah pihak menzahirkan perasaan berpuas hati dengan hubungan persahabatan yang baik dan mengesahkan komitmen untuk mengukuhkan kerjasama pertahanan dan tentera yang sedia ada. Seterusnya, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan turut menyaksikan pameran industri pertahanan di International Military-Technical Forum (ARMY 2022).


Mengiringi Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan ke persidangan tersebut ialah Kolonel (Bersara) Norsuriati binti Haji Sharbini, Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar, Kewangan dan Pentadbiran) dan Ampuan Datin Yura Kasumawati binti Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Adnan, Pemangku Pengarah Dasar Pertahanan.


Persidangan tersebut menghimpunkan menteri-menteri pertahanan, timbalan-timbalan menteri pertahanan, serta para pegawai kanan pertahanan dan tentera. Antara topik yang dibincangkan adalah Keselamatan Global dalam Dunia Multipolar, Aspek Serantau dalam Keselamatan Global: Asia-Pasifik, dan Aspek Serantau dalam Keselamatan Global: Afrika, Timur Tengah dan Amerika Latin.


MCIS merupakan acara tahunan yang diadakan sejak 2012 oleh Kementerian Pertahanan Persekutuan Russia. Acara ini bertujuan untuk memupuk kefahaman mengenai isu-isu keselamatan yang membentuk dan mempengaruhi persekitaran strategik, di mana para peserta persidangan membahas agenda keselamatan global dan serantau.