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HIS MAJESTY THE SULTAN AND YANG DI-PERTUAN OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM RECEIVES IN AUDIENCE THE HONOURABLE THE SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES



Istana Nurul Iman, Tuesday, 17 May 2022 - 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 today received in audience The Honourable Delfin N. Lorenzana, Secretary of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines. 

 

Also present were Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Minister of Defence II; Major General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and Her Excellency Marian Jocelyn R-Tirol Ignacio, Ambassador-Designate of the Republic of the Philippines to Brunei Darussalam.

 
Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of the Philippines enjoy close and longstanding defence cooperation, which was strengthened through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation on 22 August 2001, which ranges from defence agreements and professional exchanges at all levels to training and exercises across the Land, Navy, and Air Force from both sides. 


The defence relationship is also underpinned extensively through
various multilateral platforms, which include the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) and the ADMM-Plus, as well as through international peacekeeping operations such as the International Monitoring Team (IMT) in Mindanao and International Decommissioning Body Verification and Monitoring Assistance Teams (IDB-VMAT), in Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines.


The Secretary of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines
is currently in Brunei Darussalam for a three-day official visit from 16 to 18 May 2022. The official visit primarily aims to continue efforts to strengthen defence cooperation between Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of the Philippines.


 

KEBAWAH DULI YANG MAHA MULIA PADUKA SERI BAGINDA SULTAN DAN YANG DI-PERTUAN NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BERKENAN MENERIMA MENGADAP YANG BERHORMAT SETIAUSAHA PERTAHANAN NEGARA, REPUBLIK FILIPINA

 

Istana Nurul Iman, Selasa, 17 Mei 2022 - 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, hari ini berkenan menerima mengadap Yang Berhormat Delfin N. Lorenzana, Setiausaha Pertahanan Negara, Republik Filipina. 


Turut hadir ialah Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri Pertahanan II; Mejar Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) dan Puan Yang Terutama Marian Jocelyn R-Tirol Ignacio, Bakal Duta Republik Filipina ke Negara Brunei Darussalam.


Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Filipina mempunyai hubungan kerjasama pertahanan yang sangat erat dan sudah lama terjalin dan diperkukuhkan lagi dengan penandatanganan Memorandum Persefahaman di dalam Kerjasama Pertahanan pada 22 Ogos 2001, yang mana mengandungi perjanjian pertahanan, pertukaran profesional di semua peringkat, kepada latihan dan eksesais merentasi Tentera Darat, Tentera Laut dan Tentera Udara kedua belah pihak.


Hubungan pertahanan ini juga merangkumi beberapa landasan pelbagai hala termasuk Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN (ADMM) dan ADMM-Plus, serta melalui operasi pengaman antarabangsa iaitu Pasukan Pemantau Antarabangsa (IMT) dan Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB VMAT) di Mindanao, Republik Filipina. 


Setiausaha Pertahanan Negara, Republik Filipina berada di Negara Brunei Darussalam bagi lawatan rasmi selama tiga hari bermula dari 16 hingga 18 Mei 2022. Lawatan rasmi ini bertujuan untuk meneruskan usaha pengukuhan kerjasama pertahanan di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Filipina.


 


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