Italian warship berths in southern Iran to boost military ties

EٍghtesadOnline: An Italian Navy frigate named Euro berthed at port city of Bandar Abbas in Southern Iran.

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25 September 2016

The berthing of the warship takes place in line with the two countries’ plan to boost friendly military relations.

Commander of First Naval Zone Rear Admiral Hossein Azad said the Italian frigate has been dispatched to the Islamic Republic with the purpose of boosting political, cultural and military relations, reports IRNA.

'Such visits are aimed at enhancing international maritime interactions and conducting joint naval maneuvers between two or more countries,' Rear Admiral Azad said in a meeting with Italian Ambassador to Tehran Mauro Conciatori and that country’s military attaché.

He went on to say that given the international nature of naval forces in all countries across the world, naval units comprising warships and air force units are dispatched to other countries each year in the form of a fleet.