BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 1 February 2018 – Captain (Retired) Dato Paduka Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, RBN, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam chaired a bilateral meeting with His Excellency Ro Manabe, Vice Minister of Defense for International Affairs, Ministry of Defense Japan.
During the meeting, both sides discussed issues of mutual interest, particularly on ways to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation. Brunei Darussalam and Japan share warm and friendly relations which has been fostered through exchanges of visits, as well as regular defence interactions through various defence platforms. In addition, Brunei Darussalam is currently the country coordinator for ASEAN – Japan dialogue relations (2015 – 2018).
In conjunction to His Excellency’s visit to Brunei Darussalam from 1 to 3 February, members of Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) will hold a seminar on Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief, and Search and Rescue tomorrow. Following the seminar, JMSDF will also conduct a Search and Rescue Exercise where senior officials from the Ministry of Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces are invited to observe.
NAIB MENTERI PERTAHANAN BAGI HAL EHWAL ANTARABANGSA KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN JEPUN DAN JAPAN MARITIME SELF DEFENCE FORCE ADAKAN UNTUK LAWATAN MUHIBBAH
BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis, 1 Februari 2018 – Kepten (Bersara) Dato Paduka Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, TLDB, Setiausaha Tetap Kementerian Pertahanan mempengerusikan mesyuarat dua hala bersama Tuan Yang Terutama Ro Manabe, Naib Menteri Pertahanan bagi Hal Ehwal Antarabangsa Kementerian Pertahanan Jepun.
Semasa mesyuarat tersebut tersebut, kedua-dua pihak mengadakan perbincangan mengenai isu-isu kepentingan bersama terutama dalam memperkukuhkan hubungan pertahanan dua hala. Hubungan Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Jepun adalah baik dan mesra yang telah dijalin melalui pertukaran lawatan dan interaksi-interaksi pegawai-pegawai kedua-dua buah negara dalam pelbagai platform pertahanan serantau. Negara Brunei Darussalam kini merupakan Negara Penyelaras bagi Dialog ASEAN – Jepun pada tahun 2015 – 2018.
Bersempena lawatan Tuan Yang Terutama ke Brunei Darussalam pada 1 hingga 3 Februari 2018, anggota-anggota Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) akan mengadakan seminar mengenai Bantuan Kemanusian dan Bencana dan Mencari dan Menyelamat pada hari 2 Februari 2018. Berikutan itu, JMSDF juga akan mengadakan Eksesais Mencari dan Menyelamat di mana pegawai-pegawai kanan Kementerian Pertahanan dan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei dipelawa untuk memerhatikan.