BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 10 November 2020 – Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Permanent Secretary, received an introductory call by Her Excellency Tiffany McDonald, Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam this morning.
During the call, the Permanent Secretary congratulated Her Excellency Tiffany McDonald on her appointment as Australian High Commissioner to Brunei Darussalam. Both sides expressed their satisfaction on the warm defence relationship shared by Brunei Darussalam and Australia fostered through a spectrum of bilateral and multilateral engagements.
In 2020, the defence relations between both countries marked a number of significant milestones which included the official visit by Senator the Honourable Linda Reynolds, C.S.C, Australia’s Minister for Defence to Brunei Darussalam from 20 to 22 October 2020; the inaugural working visit by Mr. John Moriarty, Australian Secretary of Defence; as well as the port visit by HMAS Dechaineux, the first submarine to dock in Brunei Darussalam.
Her Excellency Tiffany McDonald presented her Letter of Credence to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on 10 September 2020.
KUNJUNGAN PENGENALAN PESURUHJAYA TINGGI AUSTRALIA KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM KEPADA SETIAUSAHA TETAP PERTAHANAN
BOLKIAH GARISON, Selasa 10 November 2020 – Brigadier Jeneral (B) Dato Seri Pahlawan Shahril Anwar bin Haji Ma’awiah, Setiausaha Tetap, Kementerian Pertahanan, telah menerima kunjungan pengenalan daripada Puan Yang Terutama Tiffany McDonald, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Australia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Semasa kunjungan pengenalan tersebut, Setiausaha Tetap telah menyampaikan ucapan tahniah atas pelantikan Puan Yang Terutama Tiffany McDonald sebagai Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Australia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam. Kedua-dua belah pihak merakamkan rasa gembira di atas hubungan pertahanan akrab dan kukuh yang terus dinikmati oleh Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Australia yang diperkukuhkan melalui interaksi dua hala dan pelbagai hala.
Pada tahun ini, hubungan pertahanan di antara kedua-dua buah negara telah mencatatkan beberapa pencapaian yang penting, termasuk lawatan rasmi oleh Senator the Honourable Linda Reynolds, C.S.C, Menteri bagi Pertahanan Australia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam pada 20 hingga 22 Oktober 2020; lawatan kerja yang pertama daripada Tuan John Moriarty, Setiausaha Pertahanan Australia; dan lawatan pelabuhan daripada HMAS Dechaineux, kapal selam pertama yang berlabuh di Negara Brunei Darussalam..
Puan Yang Terutama Tiffany McDonald telah menyampaikan Surat Watikah Perlantikan ke hadapan majlis Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam pada 10 September 2020.