Iran, China Agree on Expanding Military Cooperation

© AP Photo / Ebrahim NorooziChief of the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri delivers a speech during a military parade marking the 36th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in front of the shrine of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016
Chief of the General Staff of Iran's Armed Forces, General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri delivers a speech during a military parade marking the 36th anniversary of Iraq's 1980 invasion of Iran, in front of the shrine of late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 - Sputnik International, 1920, 27.04.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran and China have agreed to develop cooperation in military and security spheres, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said after his meeting with Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe in Tehran on Wednesday.
"At today's meeting with the Chinese defense minister, we reached an agreement to develop bilateral relations in the areas of military exercises, exchange of experience, training and other common issues between the armed forces of the two countries," Bagheri was quoted as saying by Iranian news agency Fars.
Wei Fenghe also met with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani and the country’s president Ebrahim Raisi. Both of the Iranian officials welcomed developing long-term strategic relations with China to ensure security in the region and resist the pressure exerted by the United States.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian. File photo. - Sputnik International, 1920, 30.03.2022
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