Kedutaan Qatar di Negara Brunei Darussalam meraikan Sambutan Ulang Tahun Hari Kebangsaan Qatar pada Majlis Resepsi yang berlangsung di Dewan Royal Berkshire, Tarindak d’Polo, Jerudong.

Hadir mewakili Kerajaan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam selaku tetamu kehormat ialah Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (JPM) dan Menteri Kewangan dan Ekonomi II, Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Mohd. Amin Liew bin Abdullah dan isteri, Pengiran Datin Hajah Noor Yashimah binti Pengiran Anak Haji Hashim.

Majlis dimulakan dengan Lagu Kebangsaan Allah Peliharakan Sultan diikuti dengan Lagu Kebangsaan Qatar dan diserikan dengan bacaan ayat-ayat suci Al-Quran oleh Haji Mohammad bin Ali.

Yang Berhormat Menteri di JPM dan Menteri Kewangan dan Ekonomi II dan Datin seterusnya dijunjung bagi memotong kek sempena Hari Kebangsaan Qatar bersama Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Qatar ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Tuan Yang Terutama Abdulla Hamad Ali Al-Adham Al-Marri.

Hubungan diplomatik Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Qatar telah mencapai kemajuan besar dalam hubungan dua hala yang diperkukuhkan dengan beberapa persetujuan dan memorandum persefahaman bagi menguatkan dan mengembangkan lagi kerjasama yang lebih erat dalam pelbagai bidang.

Pada tahun ini, hubungan diplomatik Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Qatar telah menandakan lebih daripada tiga dekad hubungan diplomatik susulan terjalinnya hubungan pada 2 Oktober 1991.

Baru-baru ini, kedua-dua pihak telah meningkatkan kerjasama dalam pendidikan, teknologi, budaya dan pelaburan, mencerminkan kekuatan dan janji masa depan hubungan dua hala.

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Energy transition, in Brunei Darussalam’s context, goes beyond adding renewables. It is about the responsible and strategic integration of traditional oil and gas with cleaner energy sources to sustain economic growth, safeguard energy security, and fulfil climate commitments. This was stressed upon by the Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Defence at the opening of the 15th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Energy Ministerial Meeting, APEC EMM, which took place in Busan, Republic of Korea on the 27th and 28th of August. Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Retired Major General Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof also explained, this balanced approach reflects Brunei’s unique energy landscape and its determination to transition towards a low-carbon future. As part of this effort, the country is targeting a 30 per cent renewable share in total power generation capacity by 2035 and is advancing the development of its largest solar photovoltaic project – a 30 Megawatt plant slated for completion by 2026.

The Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister of Defence in the second thematic session of the meeting highlighted that a modern, resilient, and flexible power grid is fundamental to energy security and a successful energy transition. Also underscored was the need for coordinated policies, infrastructure upgrades, and enabling environments for public- private collaboration to address challenges such as increasing demand, renewable intermittency, and aging grid systems. The 15th APEC EMM endorsed Joint Ministerial Statement was part of this year’s deliverables.

News courtesy of Radio Television Brunei