Reaffirming longstanding Brunei-UK defence ties


Permanent Secretary (Policy, Finance and Administration) at the Ministry of Defence Colonel (Rtd) Norsuriati Sharbini in a group photo. - MINDEF

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): The Ministry of Defence of Brunei Darussalam (MinDef) and the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom (UK) held their 16th Joint Defence Committee (JDC) meeting at the Ministry of Defence Main Building in London on Wednesday (Jan 25).

The meeting was co-chaired by Permanent Secretary (Policy, Finance and Administration) at the MinDef Colonel (Rtd) Norsuriati binti Haji Sharbini and Head of Indo-Asia Pacific at the Ministry of Defence in the UK Jonathan Knight. Defence and military officials from both countries were also in attendance.

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