BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 3 February 2022 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister of Defence II received an introductory call from Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri, Australian Defence Adviser to Brunei Darussalam today.
During the call, Yang Berhormat Minister of Defence II congratulated Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri on his appointment as the new Australian Defence Adviser to Brunei Darussalam. Yang Berhormat Minister of Defence II expressed his satisfaction over the positive momentum of Brunei Darussalam’s and Australia’s warm defence relations bilaterally and multilaterally through the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM), including the success of the ASEAN-Australia Defence Ministers’ Informal Meeting in November 2021. Yang Berhormat Minister of Defence II and Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri both expressed their hope that the defence and military cooperation between the two countries will continue to grow through various fields.
Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri was appointed as the Australian Defence Adviser to Brunei Darussalam in December 2021. He was a graduate of the 10th Command Staff Course at the Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces in 2020 and previously served as Staff Officer to support the Australian Defence Adviser to Brunei Darussalam during Brunei Darussalam’s Chairmanship of ADMM in 2021.
MENTERI PERTAHANAN KEDUA MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN PENGENALAN DARIPADA PENASIHAT PERTAHANAN AUSTRALIA KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis, 3 Februari 2022 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan Kedua telah menerima kunjungan pengenalan daripada Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri, Penasihat Pertahanan Australia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam pada hari ini.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Yang Berhormat Menteri Pertahanan Kedua menyampaikan ucapan tahniah kepada Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri atas pelantikan jawatan sebagai Penasihat Pertahanan Australia yang baharu ke Negara Brunei Darussalam. Yang Berhormat Menteri Pertahanan Kedua seterusnya menzahirkan rasa puas hati terhadap momentum hubungan pertahanan baik di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Australia secara dua hala dan pelbagai hala melalui Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN (ADMM), termasuk kejayaan Mesyuarat Tidak Rasmi Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN dan Australia pada bulan November 2021. Yang Berhormat Menteri Pertahanan Kedua dan Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri sama-sama menyuarakan harapan agar kerjasama pertahanan dan ketenteraan kedua-dua buah negara akan terus berkembang melalui pelbagai bidang.
Wing Commander Matthew Charles Xerri telah dilantik sebagai Penasihat Pertahanan Australia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam sejak bulan Disember 2021. Beliau adalah salah seorang graduan Kursus Maktab Turus ke-10 di Akademi Pertahanan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei pada tahun 2020 dan pernah berkhidmat sebagai Pegawai Staf bagi membantu Penasihat Pertahanan Australia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam semasa Negara Brunei Darussalam mempengerusikan ADMM pada tahun 2021.