TANAH JAMBU, Wednesday, 29 September 2021 – The Acting Commandant, Lieutenant Colonel (U)
Azmie Iskandar bin Ariffin, received a courtesy call made by the outgoing
Defence Attaché of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam, Senior Colonel Nguyen Tien Son, and the incoming Defence
Attaché of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Huan through a video
conferencing platform.
During the
call, the Acting Commandant congratulated Senior Colonel Nguyen Tien Son on
completing his tenure in the Sultanate and spoke highly of his efforts and
contributions in promoting Brunei-Vietnam defence relations. Senior Colonel
Nguyen Tien Son recalled his pleasant working experiences in the past three and
a half years in Brunei and expressed sincere thanks to the various Ministry of
Defence and Royal Brunei Armed Forces officials for the support and opportunities
provided to interact with one another.
The Acting
Commandant also welcomed and congratulated Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Huan
on his appointment as the new Defence Attaché to Brunei Darussalam.
Before the
call ended, both sides reaffirmed looking forward to work together on enhancing
defence and military cooperation, in particular, between defence academies of
the two countries despite the ongoing exceptional situation caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
