BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, received a courtesy call from Brigadier Isaac Seidl, Director General of Operational Health, Joint Health Command, Australia Defence Force (ADF) this afternoon.
During the call, both sides reaffirmed the positive and long-standing bilateral defence and relations between Brunei Darussalam and Australia attributed to the comprehensive bilateral engagements conducted by both sides, including the Joint Defence Working Committee (JDWC) and bilateral military exercises across all services.
Yang Berhormat, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, and Brigadier Isaac Seidl also engaged in a discussion regarding the present on-going co-chairmanship of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus Experts' Working Group on Military Medicine (ADMM-Plus EWG on MM) by Brunei Darussalam and Australia that spans from 2021 to 2024, for which Brigadier Isaac Seidl assumes the role of Australian Co-Chair alongside Colonel Dr Awg Mohd Hafizul bin Haji Mohd Hassan, the Chief Medical Officer, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), serving as the Brunei Darussalam Co-Chair. Yang Berhormat, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, also took the opportunity to commend Australia for its dedication and expertise to the field of military medicine, including through platforms like the ADMM-Plus EWG on MM.
The courtesy call was made following the successful conclusion of the 17th ADMM-Plus EWG on MM meeting and Final Planning Conference hosted by Brunei Darussalam from 3 to 6 September 2023.
MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II TERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT DARIPADA DIRECTOR GENERAL OF OPERATIONAL HEALTH, JOINT HEALTH COMMAND, AUSTRALIA DEFENCE FORCE
BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu, 6 September 2023 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Brigedier Isaac Seidl, Director General of Operational Health, Joint Health Command, Australia Defence Force (ADF), pada petang ini.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua-dua pihak mengesahkan semula hubungan kerjasama pertahanan dua hala yang positif dan terjalin lama di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Australia yang disokong oleh kerjasama pertahanan dua hala yang komprehensif, termasuk Jawatankuasa Kerja Pertahanan Bersama (JKPB) serta latihan tentera yang merentasi semua perkhidmatan ketenteraan.
Yang Berhormat Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II dan Brigedier Isaac Seidl turut membincangkan mengenai pengerusi bersama berterusan bagi Kumpulan Kerja Pakar mengenai Perubatan Tentera Mesyuarat Menteri-Menteri Pertahanan ASEAN Plus (ADMM-Plus EWG on MM) di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Australia yang berlangsung dari 2021 hingga 2024, yang mana Brigedier Isaac Seidl memegang peranan sebagai Pengerusi Bersama Australia bersama Kolonel Dr Awg Mohd Hafizul bin Haji Mohd Hassan, Ketua Pegawai Perubatan, Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), sebagai Pengerusi Bersama Negara Brunei Darussalam. Yang Berhormat, Menteri di Pejabat Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, turut merakamkan penghargaan atas dedikasi dan kepakaran Australia dalam bidang perubatan ketenteraan, termasuk melalui platform seperti ADMM-Plus EWG on MM.
Kunjungan hormat tersebut dikendalikan berikutan kejayaan mesyuarat ADMM-Plus EWG on MM kali ke-17 dan Final Planning Conference yang dianjurkan oleh Negara Brunei Darussalam dari 3 hingga 6 September 2023.
