MUARA, Monday, 19 October 2017 – The Acting Commander of Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), Captain Hj Othman bin Hj Suhaili@Suhaily, RBN received a courtesy call from Rear Admiral Eduard E. Mikhailov, Chief of Staff of the Submarine Forces of the Pacific Fleet, Russian Navy at RBN Headquarters. Also present were the ships’ Commanding Officers from the Russian Navy Ships.
During the call, the Acting Commander of RBN expressed his warm welcome for the goodwill visit of the Russian Navy Ships in Brunei Darussalam and friendly defence relations between the two countries. He also added that the Russian Navy Ships presence in Brunei Darussalam is important and indicates the warm relationship between the two countries. Rear Admiral Eduard also expressed appreciation to RBN for the hospitality and welcoming the delegation and their ships to Brunei Darussalam.
During the goodwill visit, the Russian Navy will also hold a passage exercise with RBN to establish interoperability between the two navies.
