Iran flotilla's Baku visit convey peace message [PHOTO]
By Trend
Iranian navy flotilla’s recent overseas mission to Baku, capital
of Azerbaijan, came as a friendly symbolic act aimed at
strengthening friendly and brotherly ties among the Caspian Sea
littoral states, an Iranian military official told Trend.
“The littoral states are capable of providing security in the
Caspian Sea and there is no room for foreigners,” Military attache
of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Azerbaijan
Colonel Ali Seify said.
According to Colonel Ali Seify, an Iranian navy flotilla including
the home-made Damavand destroyer and a missile-armed warship,
dubbed Joshan arrived in Azerbaijan Oct. 19 to convey the message
of peace and friendship as well as providing security in the
Caspian Sea.
During the three-day visit, Iranian navy delegation, headed by 1st
rank captain Abdulhuseyn Zafari, visited several military sites in
Azerbaijan.
In the meantime, Azerbaijani military officials as well as military
attaches of several foreign countries visited the Iranian warships
to get acquainted with the capabilities of Iranian navy.
Expressing thanks for Azerbaijan’s warm hosting of Iranian
flotilla, Colonel Ali Seify invited Azerbaijan’s navy to send a
flotilla to visit his country.
The Iranian warships left Baku on Saturday morning.
Saying that the visit came in a bid to boost friendly maritime ties
between the Caspian littoral states, Colonel Ali Seify reminded
that Damavand destroyer and Joshan warship back in 2015 docked in
the southern Russian port city of Astrakhan.
The Russian Navy also sent its flotilla to the Islamic Republic
which has recently docked at Anzali port in northern Iran.
The home-grown Damavand destroyer, equipped with modern radar,
electronic and reconnaissance systems, was delivered to the
country’s naval forces stationed in Anzali in March 2015.
Iran has recently made major breakthroughs in its defense sector
and attained self-sufficiency in producing important military
equipment and systems.
The Islamic Republic maintains that its military might poses no
threat to other countries, stating that its defense doctrine is
merely based on deterrence.
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