KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday 23 August 2016 - First Admiral Pg Dato Seri Pahlawan Norazmi bin Pg Hj Muhammad, Commander of Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 22 – 25 August 2016 for the 10th ASEAN Navy Chief Meeting (10th ANCM) 2016.
The ANCM is an annual activity that is rotationally hosted by the ASEAN navies aimed to enhance cooperation and interoperability amongst ASEAN navies as well as to promote regional maritime security through various confidence building initiatives. This year ANCM is hosted by the Royal Malaysian Navy where the inaugural event was officiated by the Malaysian Deputy Minister of Defence.
With the theme “Enhancing Operational Interoperability”, the meeting discussed and shared a host of agenda covering pending matters, new initiatives and future activities such as Anti Sea Robbery Cooperation (ASRC), way forward for the ASEAN Militaries Ready Group (AMRG) for Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) and next year fist ever ASEAN Multilateral Naval Exercise (AMNEX) and International Fleet Review (IFR) in conjunction with ASEAN 50th Anniversary which will be hosted by Royal Thai Navy. The meeting also continues to reaffirm the commitment of ASEAN Navies in collaborating together in addressing the non-traditional maritime threats in the region and beyond.
On the sidelines of the meeting, the Commander of RBN held bilateral meetings with the Chief of Navy of the Royal Malaysian Navy and with the Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Navy. Also included in the ASEAN Navy Chiefs itinerary were an audience with Sultan of Selangor and an Official Dinner hosted by the Chief Minister of Malacca.
