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Peace, friendship most important message of joint Iranian-Russian naval drills at North Indian Ocean


Tehran (ISNA) - The briefing meeting of the Iran-Russia joint naval drills was held on Tuesday in the presence of the commanders of the navies of Iran Army, IRGC and Russia.

“The North Indian Ocean is one of the most important and strategic waterways in the world and plays an important role in world trade and shipping,” the spokesman for the joint drills, Gholamreza Tahani said.

He cited the security of sea lanes in the northern Indian Ocean as one of the most important goals of the combined exercise, saying, “The security of shipping lines in this region, especially in the area between the Strait of Hormuz, the Malacca Strait and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, guarantees the preservation of economic interests on the world stage, which requires the cooperation and convergence of different navies”.

“The most important message of the drills is peace and friendship for neighboring countries and regional countries,” Tahani emphasized.

The spokesperson highlighted that improving combat readiness, achieving collective security and exchanging experience in the field of counter-terrorism and piracy are important goals of the drills.