The Ministry of Defence received an official visit from His Excellency Lieutenant General TNI Purnawirawan Dr. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, Minister of Defence, Republic of Indonesia, 15th April morning. It was the first visit to Brunei Darussalam since His Excellency was appointed as the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia.

Upon arrival at the Ministry of Defence, the Minister of Defence, Republic of Indonesia was welcomed by Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Retired Major General Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Defence. During the call, both sides expressed their satisfaction with the strong and expanding defence and military relations between the two nations, emphasising the importance of maintaining and enhancing strong bilateral cooperation.