ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Tuesday 7 May 2013 – 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, the Minister of Defence and Supreme Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) consented to receive an audience from ASEAN Defence Ministers, Representative and the Secretary General of ASEAN. The audience ceremony took place at Istana Nurul Iman this afternoon.
Present at the audience was His Royal Highness Prince General Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, The Crown Prince, Senior Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, and General of Royal Brunei Armed Forces.
The ASEAN Defence Ministers and representative are in Brunei Darussalam to attend the 7th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) which is being held from 6 – 8 May.
Also present at the audience ceremony was the Chairman of the 7th ADMM, The Honourable Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Retd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin Bin Haji Umar, Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister’s Office.
The list of entourage for the audience are:
1. His Excellency General Tea Banh – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Kingdom of Cambodia
2. His Excellency Prof. Dr. Ir. Purnomo Yusgiantoro – Minister of Defence, Republic of Indonesia
3. Major General Douangchay Phichith – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
4. His Excellency Lieutenant General Wai Lwin - Minister of Defence, Republic of The Union of Myanmar
5. The Honourable Voltaire Tuvera Gazmin, Secretary of Department of National Defense, Republic of the Philippines
6. His Excellency Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence, Republic of Singapore
7. His Excellency Air Chief Marshal Sukampol Suwannathat, Minister of Defence, Kingdom of Thailand
8. His Excellency General Phung Quang Thanh, Minister of Defence, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
9. His Excellency Dato Sri Dr. Haji Ismail bin Haji Ahmad, Secretary General, Ministry of Defence, Malaysia representing the Minister of Defence, Malaysia
10. His Excellency Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN
Meanwhile Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam also consented to receive a separate audience by some of the spouses of the Defence Ministers and Representative at the Istana Nurul Iman.
Her Majesty consented to receive wife of Minister of Defence, Republic of Indonesia, Madam Dualismi Purnomo Yusgiantoro; wife of Vice Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Lao People’s Democratic Republic Madam Thanda Phichith and wife of Secretary General, Ministry of Defence, Malaysia Yang Berbahagia Datin Sri Hajah Normah binti Haji Karim.
KDYMM BERKENAN MENERIMA MENGADAP MENTERI-MENTERI PERTAHANAN, WAKIL DAN SETIAUSAHA AGUNG ASEAN
ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Selasa 7 Mei 2013
– 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, Menteri Pertahanan dan Pemerintah Tertinggi Angkatan
Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) telah berkenan menerima mengadap
Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan, Wakil serta Setiausaha Agung ASEAN. Majlis
ini telah berlangsung di Istana Nurul Iman petang tadi.
Berangkat
sama ialah Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota
Jeneral Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Menteri Kanan di Jabatan
Perdana Menteri.
Menteri-Menteri
Pertahanan, Wakil dan Setiausaha Agung ASEAN sedang berada di negara
ini bagi menghadiri Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan Negara-Negara
ASEAN Kali Ketujuh (7th ADMM) yang sedang diadakan dari 6 – 8 Mei.
Turut
hadir di Maljlis Mengadap tersebut ialah Pengerusi bagi Mesyuarat ADMM
Ke-7, Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Singamanteri Kolonel (Bersara) Dato Seri
Setia (Dr) Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin Bin Haji Umar, Menteri Tenaga di
Jabatan Perdana Menteri.
Senarai rombongan yang menghadap adalah:
1. Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Tea Banh – Timbalan Perdana Menteri & Menteri Pertahanan Nasional, Kerajaan Kemboja
2. Tuan Yang Terutama Prof. Dr. Ir. Purnomo Yusgiantoro – Menteri Pertahanan, Republik Indonesia
3.
Tuan Yang Terutama Mejar Jeneral Douangchay Phichith – Timbalan
Perdana Menteri & Menteri Pertahanan Nasional, Republik Demokratik
Rakyat Lao
4. Tuan Yang Terutama Leftenan Jeneral Wai Lwin - Menteri Pertahanan, Republik Kesatuan Myanmar
5. Yang Berhormat Voltaire Tuvera Gazmin, Setiausaha Jabatan Pertahanan Negara, Republik Filipina
6. Tuan Yang Terutama Dr Ng Eng Hen, Menteri Pertahanan, Republik Singapura
7. Tuan Yang Terutama Ketua Marsyal Udara Sukampol Suwannathat, Menteri Pertahanan, Kerajaan Thailand
8. Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Phung Quang Thanh, Menteri Pertahanan, Republik Sosialis Vietnam
9.
Tuan Yang Terutama Dato Sri Dr Haji Ismail bin Haji Ahmad, Ketua
Setiausaha, Kementerian Pertahanan Malaysia wakil bagi Menteri
Pertahanan Malaysia.
10. Tuan Yang Terutama Le Luong Minh, Setiausaha Agung ASEAN
Sementara
diacara berasingan, Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha
Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam juga berkenan menerima mengadap
sebilangan isteri-isteri Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN dan Wakil, berlangsung
di Istana Nurul Iman.
Baginda
Raja Isteri berkenan menerima mengadap isteri kepada Menteri
Pertahanan, Republik Indonesia, Puan Dualismi Purnomo Yusgiantoro dan
isteri kepada Naib Perdana Menteri & Menteri Pertahanan Negara,
Demokratik Rakyat Lao, Puan Thanda Phichith dan Isteri kepada Ketua
Setiausaha Kemententerian Pertahanan Malaysia Yang Berbahagia Datin Sri
Hajah Normah binti Haji Karim.