A delegation from Brunei Darussalam attended the second Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) Defense Ministers Council meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Representing Brunei Darussalam and on behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam was Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof.
The IMCTC is an initiative established by Saudi Arabia in 2015, with its first meeting held in 2017 in Riyadh.
IMCTC aims to discuss and further enhance efforts in combating the threat of terrorism and violent extremism at the international level.
The second meeting was attended by 42 member states and three observer countries. The meeting discussed strategies and key achievements of IMCTC, as well as initiatives set-forth by IMCTC’s member states on countering terrorism.
On the sidelines of the meeting, Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi met with Saudi Assistant Minister of Defence for Executive Affairs Dr Khaled bin Hussein Al-Biyari.
The two sides discussed issues pertaining to regional and global terrorism challenges, as well as expressed strong commitment towards further strengthening and enhancing bilateral defence and military cooperation between the two countries.
