BOLKIAH GARRISON, Saturday, 06 August 2022 – Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Deputy Minister of Defence, received a call from Mr. Chan Heng Kee, Permanent Secretary (Defence), Republic of Singapore today. 

During the call, Mr. Chan Heng Kee took the opportunity to extend his congratulatory wishes on the appointment of the Deputy Minister of Defence. Both sides reaffirmed the special and close bilateral relationship between Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of Singapore, welcomed more opportunities for cooperation and look forward to further strengthen ties at the various avenues of defence cooperation at the bilateral and multilateral levels. 

Mr. Chan Heng Kee is in Brunei Darussalam from 05 August to 07 August 2022 for the Closing Ceremony of the 12th Brunei-Singapore Defence Scholars Development Programme (Brunei Phase). Both defence and military establishments have extensive and regular interactions in the form of exchanges of visits, dialogues, meetings, military exercises, trainings, courses, exhibitions and development as well as interaction programmes.

TIMBALAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA SETIAUSAHA TETAP (PERTAHANAN), REPUBLIK SINGAPURA

BOLKIAH GARISON, Sabtu, 06 Ogos 2022 – Yang Mulia Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Mr. Chan Heng Kee, Setiausaha Tetap (Pertahanan) Republik Singapura pada hari ini. 

Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Mr. Chan Heng Kee berkesempatan untuk menyampaikan ucapan tahniah atas pelantikan Yang Mulia Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan. Kedua-dua belah pihak telah menyatakan hubungan erat yang terjalin antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Singapura, seterusnya menyambut baik peluang ke arah kerjasama pertahanan dan mengalu-alukan langkah untuk terus mengukuhkan lagi jalinan dalam pelbagai saluran kerjasama pertahanan di peringkat dua hala dan pelbagai hala. 

Mr. Chan Heng Kee berada di Negara Brunei Darussalam dari 05 Ogos hingga 07 Ogos 2022 bagi Majlis Penutup Brunei-Singapore Defence Scholars Development Programme yang Ke-12 (Fasa Brunei). Kedua-dua institusi pertahanan dan angkatan tentera mempunyai interaksi yang kerap dan meluas dalam bentuk pertukaran lawatan, dialog-dialog, mesyuarat-mesyuarat, eksesais ketenteraan, latihan, kursus, pameran dan program pembangunan serta program-program interaksi.