Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan will pay a historic visit to Turkmenistan on Monday, IRNA reported.
This is the first visit by an Iranian defense minister to Turkmenistan since its independence from the Soviet Union.
The visit will take place at the invitation of his Turkmen counterpart Begench Gundogdyyev.
During his stay, Dehqan is scheduled to review latest regional and international developments as well as bilateral relations with Turkmen officials.