BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 14 December 2022 – Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Deputy Minister of Defence, received an introductory call from His Excellency Kim Soung-eun, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Brunei Darussalam today.
During the call, the Deputy Minister of Defence and His Excellency expressed satisfaction upon the warm and cordial defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Korea. Both sides are optimistic and look forward to attaining continued progress in their bilateral relations, especially in the defence field.
Defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Korea are also strengthened through regular interactions between both sides through various multilateral defence platforms. It further flourished with the signing of the Memorandum on Defence Cooperation on 13 September 2018 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea and when Brunei Darussalam served as the Country Coordinator for ASEAN-Republic of Korea Dialogue Relations from August 2018 until August 2021.
His Excellency Kim Soung-eun presented his Letter of Credence to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on 11 October 2021.
TIMBALAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN TERIMA KUNJUNGAN PENGENALAN DUTA BESAR ISTIMEWA DAN MUTLAK REPUBLIK KOREA
BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu, 14 Disember 2022 – Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, menerima kunjungan pengenalan daripada Tuan Yang Terutama Kim Soung-eun, Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Republik Korea ke Negara Brunei Darussalam hari ini.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan dan Tuan Yang Terutama menyatakan rasa puas hati atas hubungan pertahanan di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Korea yang baik. Kedua-dua pihak berasa yakin dan berharap untuk mencapai kemajuan yang berterusan dalam hubungan dua-hala terutama sekali dalam bidang pertahanan.
Hubungan pertahanan di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Korea juga telah diperkukuhkan melalui interaksi-interaksi kedua-dua buah negara dalam pelbagai platform pertahanan serantau. Ianya kian berkembang dengan penandatanganan Memorandum Persefahaman mengenai Kerjasama Pertahanan pada 13 September 2018 di Seoul, Republik Korea dan apabila Negara Brunei Darussalam menjadi Negara Penyelaras bagi Hubungan Dialog ASEAN-Republik Korea dari bulan Ogos 2018 hingga bulan Ogos 2021.
Tuan Yang Terutama Kim Soung-eun telah menyembahkan Surat Tauliah Perlantikan beliau Kehadapan Majlis Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam pada 11 Oktober 2021.