Plenty Of Room For Malaysia-Brunei Collaboration

Kota Belud - Brunei Darussalam yesterday expressed interest in continuing and expanding its collaboration with Malaysia in military areas.

Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) Colonel Pg Dato Paduka Rosli Pg C,hucu said such collaboration would bring mutual benefits in terms of peace and security for the two countries.

He hoped the existing joint military training between the two countries dubbed as "Mertak Bersatu" would be extended, and its modules updated so that it would be relevant to the current needs of the two nations.

The "Mertak Bersatu" was participated by 200 officers and members of the Malaysian Army, and 160 officers and members from the Bruneian force.

The mortar operation training, which was held at the Paradise Camp firing range, some 85 kilometres from Kota Kinabalu, started last Nov 6 and ended yesterday.

Closing the training here, the Commander of RBLF said the current world, filled with natural or man-inflicted turmoils, demanded the armed forces to use all the opportunities to train and raise their professional levels.

"Our expertise and services are needed at any time. It is not in a military mission but in humanitarian missions in countries suffering from natural disasters," he said.

He said the "Mertak Bersatu" training, held every two years since 1994, was crucial in bilateral military relationships and in improving the professional levels of the forces in the two countries.

Meanwhile, Malaysian Defence Forces Acting Chief Lt General Datuk Mohammad Ismail Jamaluddin, who was at the closing ceremony, said the mortar operation training was successful in its objectives.

'`There was no injury in the training that used some 3,000 live ammunitions," he said.

In addition to the mortar operation training, Mohammad Ismail said the two countries also hold combat training every year, where they take turns to be the host. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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