BOLKIAH GARRISON, Wednesday, 20 September 2023 – Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received an introductory call from Colonel Arita Satoshi, Japanese Defence Attache to Brunei Darussalam today. Also in attendance were Acting Chief of Staff RBAF and Director of Intelligence.
During the call, Commander RBAF congratulated on his new appointment and conveyed his pleasure on Japan’s role in contributing towards the enhancement of peace and security in both the Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific regions in which are mainly achieved through multilateral platforms such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum and ASEAN Defence Minister's Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus). The commander of RBAF also highlighted on the maritime exercises conducted with Japan which is a testimony of the friendly and warm relations between the two armed forces and hope to further strengthen defence relations.
PEMERINTAH ABDB TERIMA KUNJUNGAN PENGENALAN DARIPADA KOLONEL ARITA SATOSHI ATASE PERTAHANAN JEPUN KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Rabu, 20 September 2023 – Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) menerima kunjungan pengenalan daripada Kolonel Arita Satoshi, Atase Pertahanan Jepun ke Negara Brunei Darussalam hari ini. Turut hadir adalah Pemangku Ketua Staf ABDB dan Pengarah Perisikan.
Semasa kunjungan hormat tersebut, Pemerintah ABDB mengucapkan tahniah atas perlantikan baru dan menyatakan rasa gembira terhadap sumbangan dan kerjasama pihak Jepun dalam meningkatkan tahap keselamatan di Asia Tenggara dan Asia Pasifik secara amnya melalui platform pelbagai hala seperti Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum dan ASEAN Defence Minister's Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus). Pemerintah ABDB juga menekankan kepentingan eksesais maritim yang telah dijalankan dengan negara Jepun sebagai jalinan hubungan mesra antara kedua-dua angkatan tentera dan akan terus bekerjasama dalam mengekalkan hubungan pertahanan yang kukuh.
