BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 27 April 2023 – Brunei Darussalam will deploy four officers from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) as members of the Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB VMAT 5/2023) in Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines. A flag handing-over ceremony was held at Bolkiah Garrison this morning.
The Brunei Darussalam flag was handed over by Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the RBAF to Commander Md Zouhdy bin Haji Abd Razak, RBN as the head of delegation of the IDB VMAT 5/2023.
Also present were Acting Permanent Secretary, Service Commanders, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary, Directors, Commandants, military and civilian senior officers, officers and staff of the Ministry of Defence and RBAF.
As a part of regional cooperation, Brunei Darussalam will continue to render support in ensuring regional peace and stability by participating in missions to oversee both the ceasefire agreement between the Republic of the Philippines government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as well as the process of decommissioning of the forces and weapons of the MILF.
UPACARA PENYERAHAN BENDERA KEPADA AHLI INDEPENDENT DECOMMISSIONING BODY VERIFICATION, MONITORING AND ASSISTANCE TEAM 5/2023 (IDB VMAT 5/2023) DI MINDANAO, REPUBLIK FILIPINA
BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis, 27 April 2023 – Negara Brunei Darussalam akan menghantar empat orang pegawai Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) sebagai ahli Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team 5/2023 (IDB VMAT 5/2023) di Mindanao, Republik Filipina. Majlis penyerahan bendera telahpun diadakan di Bolkiah Garison pada pagi ini.
Penyerahan bendera Negara Brunei Darussalam telah disempurnakan oleh Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah ABDB kepada Komander Md Zouhdy bin Haji Abd Razak, TLDB selaku Ketua Delegasi IDB VMAT 5/2023.
Turut hadir ialah Pemangku Setiausaha Tetap, Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera, Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap, Pemangku Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap, Pengarah-Pengarah, Komandan-Komandan, pegawai-pegawai kanan tentera dan awam, serta pegawai-pegawai dan anggota-anggota dari Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB.
Bagi mendukung kerjasama serantau, Negara Brunei Darussalam akan terus memberikan sokongan dalam memastikan keamanan dan kestabilan serantau dengan mengikut misi-misi memantau perjanjian genjatan senjata antara Kerajaan Republik Filipina dan Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) serta mengawasi proses penamatan kuasa dan senjata MILF.