Joint Iran-Russia military commission to be held in Tehran by Jan 2022

Iran is expected to convene a joint military commission with Russia within three months in Tehran, Iranian Chief of General Staff (CGS) Major General Mohamm Bagheri said on Monday. Iranian and Russian counterparts are expected to discuss defence and security cooperation during high-level military talks, state-run Islamic Republic News ncy (IRNA) reported, citing Bagheri.

"A joint Iranian-Russian military Commission will meet in Tehran in 3 months. commission will discuss cooperation between two countries in defence, security, military training (of troops) and or issues," IRNA quoted Gen Bagheri as saying.

Currently, General Bagheri is in Moscow as a part of a visit to enhance defence ties. On Monday, top-ranking Iranian defence official met his Russian counterpart, General Valery Gerasimov. Both diplomats laid groundwork for joint military meeting expected to be held in three months.

According to IRNA, two generals discussed military contract between Tehran and Russia that seeks Iran to procure a number of training jets and combat helicopters after US relaxes sanctions, Bagheri said. ditionally, y also shed light on outlining areas of cooperation in field of military training besides exchanging views on Afghan crisis.

Tehran hopes to host Russian President Vlimir Putin

It is to be ted that Russia is a "strategic partner" of Iran. For several years former has reportedly contributed to consolidating Iran's nuclear power plant in Bushehr. Owing to friendliness, Iranian Foreign Minister (FM) Hossein Amirabdollahian, on October 6, expressed Tehran's hope to eng in a meeting between presidents of both countries.

"We hope that in near future ( Russian) President can hold a meeting in one of our capitals," Russian News ncy TASS reported quoting Amirabdollahian. "In our foreign policy, Moscow is a priority and we consider Russia as a strategic partner," he h said.

Iranian CGS meets Pak General for high-level talks

tably, Gen. Bagheri was a part of a "high-level delegation" meet in Pakistan just ahe of his current meeting in Moscow. As per a series of Twitter posts by Pakistan Armed Forces (PAF), officials exchanged views on a wide range of issues including Afghanistan, and regional security and border manment, particularly fencing on Pak-Iran border.

Both countries also agreed on furr enhancing defence cooperation and to work toger for regional peace and unified response to terrorism which is a common enemy, PAF mentioned. Gen. Bagheri also "expressed his desire" for furr strengning military to military ties particularly in counter-terrorism and training, PAF ded.

(Im: AP)