PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, Tuesday, 27 May 2025 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II received a courtesy call from His Excellency Xiao Jianguo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Brunei Darussalam.
During the call, both sides expressed delight on the warm and friendly defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the People’s Republic of China, which was further enhanced through the conduct of the 2nd Joint Defence Working Committee (JDWC) Meeting held in Beijing on 14 May 2025. Both sides expressed confidence in the co-chairmanship of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Experts’ Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations for the 2024-2027 cycle.
Also present at the courtesy call were Yang Mulia Awang Ajman Bin Haji Meludin, Permanent Secretary (Civil Service Governance) at the Prime Minister’s Office, Yang Mulia Dayang Hajah Farida binti Dato Seri Paduka Haji Talib, Permanent Secretary (Energy) at the Prime Minister’s Office and Yang Mulia Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence.
Brunei Darussalam and the People’s Republic of China established diplomatic relations on 20 September 1991. Defence relations between both countries was further deepened with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Defence Cooperation on 12 September 2003.
MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA TUAN YANG TERUTAMA XIAO JIANGUO, DUTA BESAR ISTIMEWA DAN MUTLAK REPUBLIK RAKYAT CHINA KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI, Selasa, 27 Mei 2025 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Tuan Yang Terutama Xiao Jianguo, Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Republik Rakyat China ke Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Semasa kunjungan hormat tersebut, kedua-dua belah pihak menzahirkan perasaan gembira di atas hubungan pertahanan yang mesra di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Rakyat China, yang mana telah dipertingkatkan lagi melalui pelaksanaan Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Kerja Pertahanan Bersama kali ke-2 yang telah diadakan di Beijing pada 14 Mei 2025. Kedua belah pihak juga menyatakan keyakinan di atas pengerusian bersama Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN Plus Kumpulan Kerja Pakar Operasi Pengamanan bagi kitaran 2024-2027.
Turut hadir semasa Kunjungan Hormat tersebut ialah Yang Mulia Awang Ajman Bin Haji Meludin, Setiausaha Tetap (Urustadbir Perkhidmatan Awam) di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Yang Mulia Dayang Hajah Farida binti Dato Seri Paduka Haji Talib Setiausaha Tetap (Tenaga) di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Setiausaha Tetap di Kementerian Pertahanan.
Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Rakyat China menjalinkan hubungan diplomatik pada 20 September 1991. Hubungan pertahanan di antara kedua buah negara telah diperkukuhkan lagi dengan termeterainya Memorandum Persefahaman (MoU) di bidang pertahanan pada 12 September 2003.