Iran, China sign agreement to boost defense-military cooperation

PRESS TV - Mon Nov 14, 2016

Iran and China have signed an agreement to boost defense-military cooperation and fight terrorism.  The agreement was inked by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his Chinese counterpart General Chang Wanquan in Tehran on Monday at the end of an earlier meeting between the two sides. “The development of [Iran’s] long-term defense-military relations and cooperation with China is among the top priorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s defense diplomacy,” Dehqan said in the meeting.  He added that the two countries’ defense-military cooperation would guarantee regional and international peace and security.  He emphasized that all countries in Asia and the Oceania shoulder the responsibility to maintain peace and stability.      “Today, foreign meddling and lack of respect for the national sovereignty of countries have turned the Middle East region into a hotbed of crisis and insecurity in the world and led to [the emergence of] terrorism and its spread throughout the world,” Dehqan said.  He added that the US and some regional countries are supporting terrorism and the scourge is overflowing into Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus as well as other regions.  “Today, the threat of Daesh and terrorism has turned into an important regional and international challenge,” the Iranian defense minister said.

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