ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Thursday 22 May 2014 – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah IMu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Minister of Defence and Supreme Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) this afternoon consented to receive in audience the Chief of the General Staff British Army, His Excellency General Sir Peter Wall.
The audience ceremony took place at Istana Nurul Iman.
Accompanying His Excellency were Commander of RBAF, Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Seri Pahlawan Mohammad Tawih bin Abdullah.
Also present were Dato Paduka Haji Hamdan bin Haji Abu Bakar, Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, Permanent Secretary (Administration and Finance) at the Ministry of Defence, Datin Paduka Hajah Suriyah binti Haji Umar and Group Captain Michael Christopher Longstaff, the Defence Adviser at the British High Commission in Brunei Darussalam.
Interaction and bilateral military cooperation between the Brunei Darussalam and United Kingdom has been expanding between the two Armed Forces. Both sides actively involved in various activities, including professional exchanges and bilateral training courses.
ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Khamis 22 Mei 2014 –
Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal
Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali
Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara
Brunei Darussalam, Menteri Pertahanan dan Pemerintah Tertinggi Angkatan
Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), petang ini telah berkenan menerima
mengadap Chief of the General Staff British Army, Tuan Yang Terutama
Jeneral Sir Peter Wall.
Majlis Mengadap berlangsung di Istana Nurul Iman.
Mengiringi
Tuan Yang Terutama di Majlis Mengadap tersebut ialah Pemerintah ABDB,
Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Mejar Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan
Mohammad Tawih bin Abdullah.
Juga
hadir ialah Dato Paduka Haji Hamdan bin Haji Abu Bakar, Setiausaha
Tetap di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Setiausaha Tetap (Pentadbiran dan
Kewangan) di Kementerian Pertahanan, Datin Paduka Hajah Suriyah binti
Haji Umar dan Group Kapten Michael Christopher Longstaff, Penasihat
Pertahanan di Pesuruhjaya Tinggi British ke Brunei Darussalam.
Kerjasama
interaksi dan ketenteraan dua hala di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam
dan United Kingdom terus berkembang diantara kedua-dua angkatan tentera.
Kedua belah pihak giat melibatkan dalam beberapa aktiviti ketenteraan
termasuk pertukaran dan kursus-kursus latihan dua-hala.