ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Saturday 8 June 2013 – His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Minister of Defence and Supreme Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) has consented to receive in audience Chief of Defence Staff of the United Kingdom, His Excellency General Sir David Richards this afternoon at Istana Nurul Iman.
Accompanying His Excellency were Commander of RBAF, Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin.
Present at the audience were the British High Commission to Brunei Darussalam, His Excellency Robert Dominic Russels Fenn, Permanent Secretary (Defence Policy and Development) at Ministry of Defence, Colonel (Rtd) Pg Dato Paduka Haji Azmansham bin Pg Haji Mohamad and Permanent Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office (Security and Enforcement), Dato Paduka Awang Haji Hamdan bin Haji Abu Bakar.
On a separate occasion, Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha also consented to receive in audience the spouse of Chief of Defence Staff of United Kingdom, Lady Caroline Richards. She was accompanied by the wife of Royal Brunei Armed Forces Commander, Datin Nurhayana Janis binti Abdullah.
KEBAWAH DYMM MENERIMA MENGADAP KETUA TURUS PERTAHANAN BRITISH
ISTANA NURUL IMAN, Sabtu, 8 Jun 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), petang tadi berkenan menerima mengadap
Ketua Turus Pertahanan British, Tuan Yang Terutama Jeneral Sir David
Richards di Istana Nurul Iman.
Turut
hadir semasa Majlis Mengadap tersebut ialah ialah Pemerintah Angkatan
Bersenjata Diraja Brunei, Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Aminuddin
Ihsan bin Pehin Orang Kaya Saiful Mulok Dato Seri Paduka Haji Abidin.
Juga
hadir di Majlis Mengadap ialah Pesuruhjaya Tinggi British Ke Negara
Brunei Darussalam, Tuan Yang Terutama Robert Dominic Russels Fenn,
Setiausaha Tetap Pertahanan (Dasar Pertahanan dan Pembangunan) di
Kementerian Pertahanan, Kolonel (B) Pg Dato Paduka Haji Azmansham bin Pg
Haji Mohamad dan Setiausaha Tetap di Jabatan Perdana Menteri
(Keselamatan dan Penguatkuasaan), Dato Paduka Awang Haji Hamdan bin Haji
Abu Bakar.
Di
Majlis Mengadap 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
Lady Caroline Richards, isteri kepada Ketua Turus Pertahanan British.
Beliau telah diiringi oleh Isteri Pemerintah ABDB, Datin Nurhayana Janis
binti Abdullah.