| Bahyiah Bakir |
HIS Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, Minister of Defence and Supreme Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) yesterday received in audience Chief of Defence Force of Malaysia General Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Panglima Haji Zulkifli bin Haji Zainal Abidin.
Accompanying the Chief of Defence Force of Malaysia at the audience ceremony were Defence Operation and Training of the Malaysian Armed Forces Major General Dato Tengku Fauzi bin Tengku Ibrahim and Acting High Commissioner of Malaysia to Brunei Darussalam Rafedah binti Aziz.
Also present were Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof and Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Major General Pengiran Dato Paduka Seri Aminan bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud.
General Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Panglima Haji Zulkifli and his delegation arrived in the country on December 3, for a three-day introductory visit.
Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia enjoy close and longstanding defence relations which have grown tremendously with cooperation in the form of visits, defence and military meetings, exercises, trainings, professional exchanges, and cross-attendance of courses.
Recently the RBAF and the Malaysian Armed Forces concluded two bilateral exercises, Exercise MALBRU Setia of series 14/2018 and Exercise Mertak Bersatu of series 11/2018 in the month of October.
These interactions have enhanced the interoperability and reinforced the people-to-people ties between the personnel of both the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and the Malaysian Armed Forces.
