Brunei-US joint defence works committee meeting

Officials at the Fifth Joint Defence Working Committee meeting between Brunei Darussalam and the United States at Empire yesterday.

The Fifth Joint Defence Working Com-mittee meeting between Brunei Darussalam and the United States was held yesterday at the Empire Hotel and Country Club.

The meeting was hosted by Brunei's Ministry of Defence.

It was officially opened by Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (L) Dato Paduka Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar, Permanent Secretary (Policy and Administration) of the Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam and US Ambassador Mr Gene Burl Christy.

Ccoperation in defence, including matters pertaining to bilateral exercise and training, logistics cooperation and an exchange of views on shared defence and security matters, particularly in relation to regional security development and terrorism, were discussed in the meeting between Brunei and the United States.

The Brunei delegation at the meeting comprised of senior officials from the Ministry of Defence led by Awang Haji Majid bin Mangarshah, Director of Politics and Organisation while the US delegation comprised of nine officials led by Colonel Mark Stank of US Air Force, Chief of Southeast Asia Policy Division, United States Pacific Command J52.

The meeting was a follow-up of the agreement between the Government of His Majesty and the United States on cooper-ation pertaining to defence affairs and equipment that was signed on November 29, 1994.

The meeting was also to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin