LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Isnin, 16 Februari 2015 – 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 hari ini berkenan berangkat ke Majlis Perjumpaan bersama The Right Honourable David Cameron, Perdana Menteri United Kingdom di Chequers Court, Buckinghamshire, London.
Keberangkatan tiba Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam di Chequers Court dialu-alukan oleh The Right Honourable David Cameron, Perdana Menteri United Kingdom sebelum sesi bergambar bersama.
Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia seterusnya berkenan beredar ke Hautrey Room untuk Majlis Perjumpaan Dua Hala bersama The Right Honourable Perdana Menteri United Kingdom. Semasa perjumpaan tersebut, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia dan Perdana Menteri United Kingdom membincangkan langkah-langkah dalam meningkatkan lagi hubungan dan kerjasama di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan United Kingdom, serta bertukar pandangan mengenai hal ehwal serantau dan antarabangsa yang berkepentingan bersama.
Selepas Majlis Perjumpaan tersebut, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia kemudian berkenan beredar ke Great Hall untuk menandatangani Pertukaran Surat dan Nota di antara Kerajaan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Kerajaan British bagi Penempatan Batalion Pasukan Gurkha British dan Pindaan Kepada Pertukaran Nota Bertarikh 22 September 1983 Mengenai Penyusunan Tentera United Kingdom di Negara Brunei Darussalam. Menandatangani bagi pihak Kerajaan British ialah The Right Honourable David Cameron, Perdana Menteri United Kingdom
Sejurus sebelum berangkat meninggalkan Chequers Court, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam berkenan menandatangani buku pelawat.
Mengiringi Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam ialah Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Ibrahim, Menteri Kewangan II (Kedua) di Jabatan Perdana Menteri; Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng, Menteri Hal Ehwal Luar Negeri dan Perdagangan II (Kedua); Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Kolonel (B) Dato Seri Setia (Dr.) Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar, Menteri Tenaga di Jabatan Perdana Menteri; Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan; dan Tuan Yang Terutama Mejar Jeneral (B) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin, Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Negara Brunei Darussalam ke United Kingdom dan Northern Ireland.
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MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM CONSENTS
FOR THE SIGNING OF THE EXCHANGE OF LETTER AND NOTE BETWEEN BRUNEI
DARUSSALAM AND THE UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Monday, 16 February 2015
– His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni
Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien,
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam today consented to hold
a meeting with The Right Honourable David Cameron, Prime Minister of
the United Kingdom at the Chequers Court, Buckinghamshire in London.
The
arrival of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei
Darussalam to the Chequers Court was greeted by The Right Honourable
David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom before proceeding to
a photo session.
His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam then consented to move
towards the Hautrey Room for a Bilateral Meeting with The Right
Honourable, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
During the Meeting, His Majesty and the Prime
Minister of United Kingdom discussed ways to further strengthen existing
bilateral cooperation between Brunei Darussalam and the United Kingdom,
and exchanged views on regional and international matters of interest.
After
the Meeting, His Majesty consented to proceed to the Great Hall to sign
the Exchange of Letter and Note between the Government of His Majesty
the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and the British
Government concerning the Stationing of the Battalion of British Brigade
of Gurkha and Amendment to the Exchange of Notes Dated 22 September
1983 Concerning the Arrangement for the United Kingdom Force in Brunei
Darussalam. Signing on behalf of the British Government was The Right
Honourable David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Before leaving Chequers Court, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam consented to sign the Guest Book.
Accompanying
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam were
Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji
Abd. Rahman bin Haji Ibrahim, Second Minister of Finance at the Prime
Minister’s Office; and Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato
Seri Setia Lim Jock Seng, Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade;
and Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri
Setia (Dr.) Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar, Minister of Energy
at the Prime Minister’s Office; Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji
Sirat, Deputy Minister of Defence; and His Excellency Major General
(Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful
Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin, High Commissioner of Brunei
Darussalam to United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.