Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 14
By Khalid Kazimov – Trend:
A top Iranian commander has called on China to stage joint military drills with the Islamic Republic.
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri has expressed his country’s readiness for carrying out joint military exercises with China, Mehr news agency reported.
At a meeting with the Minister of National Defense of China Chang Wanquan, the Iranian commander touched upon the two countries’ plans to upgrade Iran-China ties to a strategic partnership of cooperation, saying Tehran and Beijing currently enjoy proper ties in defense sphere.
Earlier on the same day Iran and China inked an agreement to deepen ties in defense and military spheres.
The Chinese minister is in Tehran on a three-day visit at the official invitation of his Iranian counterpart Brigadier-General Hossein Dehqan.
Chang Wanquan is slated to meet several high-ranking Iranian officials to discuss bilateral issues as well as regional and international developments.
Iran calls for staging joint war games with China
A top Iranian commander has called on China to stage joint military drills with the Islamic Republic.
