Iran Press/Iran News: Responding to a question from reporters, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said on Friday, "Such drills are aimed at securing peace in the region."
According to the Iran Press, the Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson refers to a trilateral military drill by Iran, China, and Russia which commenced today in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman.
Earlier, the top commander of Iran's Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi called the aim behind the upcoming Joint military drills of Iran, Russia, and China providing and stabilizing regional security as well as its principles.
According to the Iranian official, strengthening and enhancing maritime trade security and combating piracy are the main aims of the trilateral drill.
Iran, Russia, and China have begun a four-day joint maritime exercise codenamed "Marine Security Belt," in the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman area on Friday morning.
A variety of exercises, including day and night maritime tactical exercises, will be performed using all the capabilities of the units participating in the exercise and exercise will be conducted in the northern Indian Ocean region and in open waters, covering an area of 17,000 square kilometers.
The event is the first such cooperation with Iran since the 1979 victory of Iran’s Islamic Revolution and it comes amid US efforts to woo countries into a maritime coalition for patrols in the Persian Gulf, which have received a lukewarm welcome from its allies. 205/212
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