St. Petersburg (IP) - The commander of Iran's Navy met with his Russian counterpart and stressed the expansion of marine cooperation of the two countries.

Iran PressEurope: The need for the joint effort to strengthen defense and security relations, holding joint naval exercises, increase the presence of the two countries' navies in the strategic areas of the world, and the convergence of the two countries against common threats, were focused on in the meeting of the of Iran's Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi and Russia's Admiral Luminov.

A No. 77 Navy Brigade of the Islamic Republic of Iran participated in the Great Russian Naval Parade on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the establishment of the Russian Navy.

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