(Bandar Seri Begawan, 16th) His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei received General Romeo Saturnino Brawner, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
Present at the reception held at the Istana Nurul Iman were Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Defence, Pehin Halbi, and Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Major General Dato Mohd Haszaimi.
Philippine Ambassador to Brunei, Marian Jocelyn Tirol-Ignacio, also attended the ceremony.
Brunei and the Philippines have long maintained close bilateral relations. Since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Defense Cooperation on August 22, 2001, the two countries have continued to carry out defense cooperation on various multilateral platforms, further strengthening bilateral relations.
Present at the reception held at the Istana Nurul Iman were Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Defence, Pehin Halbi, and Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Major General Dato Mohd Haszaimi.
Philippine Ambassador to Brunei, Marian Jocelyn Tirol-Ignacio, also attended the ceremony.
Brunei and the Philippines have long maintained close bilateral relations. Since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Defense Cooperation on August 22, 2001, the two countries have continued to carry out defense cooperation on various multilateral platforms, further strengthening bilateral relations.