BOLKIAH GARRISON, Friday 29 April 2011 – The Republic of Singapore Ministry of Defence Deputy Secretary (Technology) Brigadier General Tan Meng Dui rounded up his three-day visit to Brunei Darussalam today.
During his visit, Brigadier General Tan Meng Dui paid courtesy calls to the Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin, the Permanent Secretary of Defence (Administration and Finance), Hajah Suriyah binti Haji Umar and Acting Permanent Secretary (Defence Policy and Development), Colonel (Rtd) Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Azmansham bin Pengiran Hj Mohamad.
Both sides also held a bilateral meeting to exchange views on issues of mutual interest and discussed areas of defence cooperation for potential future collaboration.
Brigadier General Tan Meng Dui’s visit underscores the warm defence relationship between Brunei Darussalam and The Republic of Singapore. Aside from joint exercises between the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and the Singapore Armed Forces, the two defence establishments interact regularly through dialogues, visits, courses, meetings and professional exchanges.
LAWATAN TIMBALAN SETIAUSAHA TETAP PERTAHANAN (TEKNOLOGI) SINGAPURA MENGGARISKAN HUBUNGAN MESRA PERTAHANAN
BOLKIAH GARISON, Jumaat 29 April 2011
– Timbalan Setiausaha Tetap(Teknologi) Kementerian Pertahanan Republik
Singapura, Brigadier Jeneral Tan Meng Dui mengakhiri lawatan tiga
harinya ke Brunei Darussalam hari ini.
Semasa berada di negara ini, Brigadier Jeneral Tan Meng Dui
mengadakan kunjungan muhibbah ke atas Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata
Diraja Brunei , Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin
Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin, Setiausaha
Tetap Pertahanan (Pentadbiran dan Kewangan), Hajah Suriyah binti Haji
Umar dan Pemangku Setiausaha Tetap (Dasar Pertahanan dan Pembangunan),
Kolonel (B) Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Azmansham bin Pengiran Hj Mohamad.
Kedua-dua
belah pihak juga mengadakan perbincangan dua hala bagi bertukar-tukar
pandangan mengenai isu-isu kepentingan bersama dan membincangkan
kerjasama di bidang pertahanan untuk kolaborasi yang mempunyai potensi.
Kunjungan Brigadier Jeneral Tan Meng Dui menggariskan hubungan
pertahanan yang mesra antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik
Singapura. Selain latihan bersama antara Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja
Brunei dan Angkatan Bersenjata Singapura, kedua pertubuhan pertahanan
sering berinteraksi melalui dialog, lawatan, kursus, mesyuarat dan pertukaran profesional.