BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 25 September 2023 – The Ministry of Defence received an official visit from His Excellency Rear Admiral Geoffroy D’ Andigne, Commander of Armed Forces in the French Polynesia, Commander of the Pacific Experimental Center, Commander of the Pacific Ocean and French Polynesian Maritime Zones and Commander of the French Polynesia Defense Base, who is in Brunei Darussalam from 23 to 27 September 2023.
His Excellency Rear Admiral Geoffroy D’ Andigne paid separate calls to 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, Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) and Brigadier General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Joint Force Commander RBAF.
During the calls, both sides reaffirmed their commitments to strengthening bilateral defence and military cooperation and exchanged views on regional developments of mutual interest. Rear Admiral Geoffroy D’ Andigne’s visit portrays the cordial defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of France.
As part of the programme, Rear Admiral Geoffroy D’ Andigne visited the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) Headquarters and will also be visiting the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) Headquarters and the Naval Training Centre, RBN and deliver a talk on ‘The Actions of the French Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific” to the Command and Staff Course 13/2023 participants at the Defence Academy Royal Brunei Armed Forces (DA RBAF).
Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of France inked the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Cooperation in Defence Matters and Defence Equipment on 25 February 1999 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam. The Joint Defence Working Committee (JDWC) was then established as a platform to manage both countries’ bilateral defence relations where the first meeting was held in 2000, and the 14th JDWC was held on 28 July 2023. The next JDWC, the 15th of its series, is expected to be held in Paris, the Republic of France, tentatively in 2024.
LAWATAN RASMI COMMANDER OF ARMED FORCES IN THE FRENCH POLYNESIA, COMMANDER OF THE PACIFIC EXPERIMENTAL CENTER, COMMANDER OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND FRENCH POLYNESIAN MARITIME ZONES AND COMMANDER OF THE FRENCH POLYNESIA DEFENSE BASE KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Isnin, 25 September 2023 – Kementerian Pertahanan telah menerima lawatan rasmi daripada Tuan Yang Terutama Laksamana Muda Geoffroy D’ Andigne, Commander of Armed Forces in the French Polynesia, Commander of the Pacific Experimental Center, Commander of the Pacific Ocean and French Polynesian Maritime Zones and Commander of the French Polynesia Defense Base yang berada di Negara Brunei Darussalam dari 23 hingga 27 September 2023.
Tuan Yang Terutama Laksamana Muda Geoffroy D’ Andigne telah mengadakan kunjungan hormat secara berasingan kepada 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, Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) dan Brigedier Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Alirupendi bin Haji Perudin, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersama ABDB.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua-dua belah pihak telah menekankan komitmen bersama untuk mengukuhkan kerjasama pertahanan dan ketenteraan dua hala serta bertukar-tukar pandangan mengenai perkembangan serantau yang mempunyai kepentingan bersama. Lawatan Laksamana Muda Geoffroy D’ Andigne setentunya menggambarkan hubungan pertahanan yang mesra di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Perancis.
Sebagai sebahagian daripada program tersebut, Laksamana Muda Geoffroy D’ Andigne telah melawat Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) dan juga akan membuat lawatan ke Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) serta Pusat Latihan Tentera Laut (PLTL) dan seterusnya akan menyampaikan topik bertajuk ‘The Actions of the French Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific’ kepada peserta kursus Maktab Turus 13/2023 di Akademi Pertahanan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (AP ABDB).
Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Perancis telah menandatangani Memorandum Persefahaman Mengenai Kerjasama dalam Hal-hal Pertahanan dan Peralatan Pertahanan pada 25 Februari 1999 di Bandar Seri Begawan, Negara Brunei Darussalam. Jawatankuasa Kerja Pertahanan Bersama (JKPB) seterusnya telah ditubuhkan yang merupakan sebagai platform perbincangan yang dipersetujui kedua belah pihak bagi memantau kerjasama dua hala antara kedua-dua buah negara. Mesyuarat kali pertama telah diadakan pada tahun 2000 dan mesyuarat ke-14 telah dilaksanakan pada 28 Julai 2023. Mesyuarat JKPB akan datang, iaitu siri ke-15, di jangka akan diadakan pada tahun 2024 di Paris, Republik Perancis.
