Iran, Russia, China to hold joint naval drills on Dec. 27: Iran Navy chief

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News ID: 44423
Publish Date: 9:05 - 04 December 2019
TEHRAN, Dec 4_Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi says Iran will hold joint naval drills with Russia and China in the Indian Ocean later this month.

Iran, Russia, China to hold joint naval drills on Dec. 27: Iran Navy chiefTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)_Khanzadi made the announcement in a meeting with visiting deputy chief of Chinese Joint Staff Department, Major General Shao Yuanming, on Tuesday, saying the joint drills, code-named Maritime Security Belt, would be launched in the Indian Ocean on December 27th.

The two high-ranking military officials stressed the importance of cooperation between Iranian and Chinese armed forces as well as their effective role in maintaining regional and international security and peace.

“At the present time, the Iranian Army and the Iranian naval forces are resolute in their collaboration with China,” Khanzadi said. “Strategic goals have been defined at the level administrations, and at the level of armed forces, issues have been defined in the form of joint efforts.”

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