| Hakim Hayat |
THE Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) welcomed the arrival of three Russian Navy Ships, namely Varyag (Slava – Class Guided Missile Class), RFS Admiral Panteleyev (Udaloy – class destroyer) and replenishment vessel RFS Boris Butoma (Boris Chilikin – class fleet oiler) on Monday.
The Russian Pacific Fleet are in the Sultanate for a goodwill visit from November 18–23.
The head of the Russian Navy delegation for the visit is Commanding Officer of the Combat Ships Group of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation and Chief of Staff of the Submarine Forces of the Pacific Fleet Rear Admiral Eduard E Mikhailov.
During a courtesy call with RBN Acting Commander Captain Haji Othman bin Haji Suhaili @ Suhaily, both sides discussed areas of opportunity to further enhance bilateral relationship between the two navies.
The visit programme includes activities such as sports interaction, ship visits, a lecture on the history of the Russian Pacific Fleet and a beach cleaning campaign.
The Russian Pacific Fleet last visited Brunei Darussalam in October last year.
