BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Thursday 21 August 2014 - The inaugural Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) Meeting was held at the Bolkiah Garrison, Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam.
The meeting was co-chaired by the Permanent Secretary (Defence Policy and Development), Colonel (Rtd) Pg Dato Paduka Haji Azmansham bin Pg Haji Mohamad, Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam and Leftenan Jenderal Ediwan Probowo, Defence Secretary General of Indonesia.
The JDCC was formed as stipulated in article IV of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on Defence Cooperation signed in Jakarta, Indonesia on 10 April 2003.
The meeting discussed bilateral defence and military cooperation, including progress and activities under the BRUNESIA-High Level Committee, such as joint operations and exercises, as well as trainings and education. The meeting was also briefed on the upcoming event on the ADMM-Plus EWG MS/CT FTX and the Technical Workshop on Establishing A Direct Communications Link in the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Process.
The meeting marked a significant milestone in the strong bilateral relationship between the two Ministries and further enhance military cooperation between the two armed forces.
On the sideline of the meeting, the Defence Secretary General of Indonesia paid a courtesy call to the Deputy Minister of Defence, Dato Paduka Haji Mustappa bin Haji Sirat. During the call both sides discussed matters on bilateral defence relations.