PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, Monday, 15 December 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 Yang Mulia Jedidiah P. Royal, Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs/ Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, this afternoon.
During the call, both sides reaffirmed their strong commitment to bilateral defence and military cooperation. Yang Berhormat Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, along with Yang Mulia Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs/ Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, exchanged valuable insights on areas of mutual interest and discussed ongoing initiatives to further strengthen defence collaboration between the two countries.
Yang Berhomat Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II also acknowledged the successful conduct of Exercise ‘CARAT’, which was held from 23 to 30 October 2025, and highlighted its importance in enhancing interoperability, professionalism and proficiency among both armed forces and participating agencies.
Defence relations between both countries continue to be fostered through various engagements, including exchange of visits, dialogues, trainings, courses and exercises underpinned by the Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation signed on 29 November 1994.
MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA
ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR FOR INDO-PACIFIC SECURITY AFFAIRS/ PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR FOR INDO-PACIFIC SECURITY AFFAIRS
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI, Isnin, 15 December 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 Yang Mulia Jedidiah P. Royal,
Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs/ Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, petang ini.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua-dua pihak menzahirkan hubungan pertahanan dan ketenteraan dua hala yang teguh antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Amerika Syarikat. Yang Berhormat Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II dan Yang Mulia
Acting Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs/ Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs berkongsi pandangan dalam bidang kepentingan bersama dan membincangkan usaha berterusan untuk mempertingkatkan kerjasama pertahanan antara kedua-dua negara.
Yang Berhomat Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II turut mengiktiraf Eksesais
CARAT yang berlangsung pada 23 hingga 30 Oktober 2025, dan kepentingannya dalam meningkatkan kesalingoperasian, profesionalisme dan kecekapan dalam kedua-dua angkatan tentera dan agensi yang terlibat.
Hubungan pertahanan di antara kedua-dua negara terus diperkukuhkan melalui pelbagai aktiviti, termasuk pertukaran lawatan, dialog, latihan, kursus dan eksesais, selaras dengan Memorandum Persefahaman mengenai Kerjasama Pertahanan yang ditandatangani pada 29 November 1994.