FIRST Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Deputy Minister of Defence of Brunei Darussalam, and Lieutenant General Alexander Fomin, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on military cooperation on April 26.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Defence (MinDef), the signing ceremony was held at the Radisson Royal Hotel in Moscow, Russia, and was attended by the Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam to the Russian Federation, Haji Haini bin Haji Hashim; Permanent Secretary at the MinDef, Captain (Rtd) Abdul Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar; and other defence officials.
The Deputy Minister of Defence held a bilateral discussion with Fomin prior to the signing ceremony. The discussion set forth the framework for possible further bilateral military cooperation between both countries.
The inking of the MoU was made on the sidelines of the Sixth Moscow Conference on International Security, a two-day conference organised by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation.
First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit, Deputy Minister of Defence of Brunei Darussalam, and Lieutenant General Alexander Fomin, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation after the signing of MoU. – PHOTOS: MINDEF
First Admiral (Rtd) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz during the conference
Army General Sergey Shoygu, Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, who officiated the conference, underscored the importance of discussing the wide-ranging challenges of global and regional security issues faced in the 21st Century during his welcoming address.
Brunei Darussalam and the Russian Federation have earlier signed an MoU on military-technical cooperation in May 2016 in Sochi, Russia during the Asean-Russia Summit.
The signing of these two MoUs highlights the growing defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the Russian Federation, showing both countries’ commitment to broaden defence cooperation in mutually beneficial areas.
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