BERAKAS GARRISON, Thursday, 09 July 2020 – An unprecedented virtual meeting between the ASEAN Chiefs of Army was held today to discuss on the way forward for the 2020 ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet Meeting (AARM) events which include conducting the Technical Committee Meeting (TCM), ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM), ASEAN Sergeant Major Annual Meeting (ASMAM), ASEAN Armies Information Sharing Workshop (AAISW) and the AARM Shooting Competition.
Chairing the conference was Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF).
In his opening remarks, the RBLF Commander expressed his appreciation to all ASEAN Chiefs of Army for their participation and welcomed the newly appointed Chiefs of Army, Lieutenant General Gilbert Italia Gapay, Commanding General of the Philippine Army from the Republic of the Philippines, General Datuk Zamrose bin Mohd Zain, Chief of Army, Malaysian Army from Malaysia, Major General Chanthong Sonta-Ath, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Laos Armed Forces from Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
During the meeting, the Chiefs of Army also had a chance to exchange information on the procedures and best practices taken by each ASEAN nation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Next, followed by the main agenda which is to discuss on the way forward for this year’s AARM and its related events. Finally, the Chiefs of Army also agreed for AARM 2021 will continue based on the planned rotations.
The inaugural virtual meeting act as an alternative platform for ASEAN Chiefs of Army to share information and conduct of bilateral and multilateral discussions which illustrates solidarity and cohesiveness among ASEAN armies.
KETUA-KETUA TENTERA DARAT ASEAN MENGHADIRI MESYUARAT SECARA TALIAN
BERAKAS GARISON, Khamis, 09 Julai 2020 – Pada julung kalinya, Mesyuarat Ketua-Ketua Tentera Darat ASEAN secara dalam talian telah diadakan pada hari ini untuk membincangkan mengenai hala tuju bagi
ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) 2020 yang merangkumi pengendalian Mesyuarat
Technical Committee,
ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM),
ASEAN Sergeant Major Annual Meeting (ASMAM),
ASEAN Armies Information Sharing Workshop (AAISW) dan Perlawanan Menembak
AARM.
Mesyuarat tersebut dipengerusikan oleh Brigadier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Awang Khairul Hamed bin Awang Haji Lampoh, Pemerintah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB).
Semasa ucapan pembukaan beliau, Pemerintah TDDB menyampaikan rasa penghargaan kepada semua Ketua-Ketua Tentera Darat ASEAN kerana turut serta di dalam mesyuarat atas talian tersebut dan mengalu-alukan Ketua-Ketua Tentera Darat baru yang dilantik iaitu Leftenan Jeneral Gilbert Italia Gapay,
Commanding General of the Philippine Army dari Republik Filipina, Yang Berbahagia Jeneral Datuk Zamrose bin Mohd Zain, Panglima Tentera Darat Malaysia, Mejar Jeneral Chanthong Sonta-Ath,
Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Laos Armed Forces, Republik Demokratik Rakyat Lao dan Leftenan Jeneral Nguyen Van Nghia,
Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Republik Sosialis Vietnam.
Pada sidang mesyuarat tersebut, Ketua-Ketua Tentera Darat ASEAN juga berkesempatan untuk berkongsi maklumat mengenai tatacara dan amalan terbaik yang dilaksanakan oleh setiap negara ASEAN dalam menangani pandemik COVID-19. Seterusnya, diikuti dengan agenda utama iaitu membincangkan mengenai hala tuju perlaksanaan
AARM pada tahun ini dan mesyuarat-mesyuarat berkaitan dengannya. Ketua-Ketua Tentera Darat ASEAN juga bersetuju menetapkan tuan rumah bagi AARM 2021 akan diteruskan mengikut putaran tuan rumah seperti perancangan awal yang telah ditetapkan.
Mesyuarat yang julung kali diadakan secara talian ini berperanan sebagai alternatif platform di antara Ketua-Ketua Tentera Darat ASEAN untuk berkongsi maklumat dan mengadakan perbincangan lanjut bagi hubungan dua hala dan perlbagai hala yang menunjukkan kerjasama yang erat dan kesepaduan di antara Tentera-Tentera Darat ASEAN.