High-Level Iranian Military Delegation to Visit Russia in Late October

© AP Photo / Mikhail MetzelThe emblem of the Russian Defense Ministry adorns the fence around the Defense Ministry's headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012
The emblem of the Russian Defense Ministry adorns the fence around the Defense Ministry's headquarters in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 - Sputnik International
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Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov and his Iranian counterpart Nasrollah Kalantari discussed implementing an agreement between the two states for a legal framework for military cooperation.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A delegation of high-ranking Iranian military officials will visit Moscow at the end of the month, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

"The program of an upcoming visit of a high-ranking Iranian military delegation to Moscow in late October was discussed, during which a plan on bilateral cooperation for 2016 is set to be agreed," the ministry's press service said in a statement following today's meeting between Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov and his Iranian counterpart Nasrollah Kalantari.

During the meeting, the deputy defense ministers discussed implementing an agreement between the two states for a legal framework for military cooperation. The agreement was originally signed during a visit by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to Tehran on January 20.

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