Oh Glória II: Iran, China keen on defense cooperation

Beijing, April 19, IRNA -- Iran’s Ambassador to Beijing Mehdi Safari on Tuesday called for promoting defense cooperation between the two countires and launching joint war games in the Gulf of Eden to counter terrorism.

In a meeting with deputy commander of Chinese Air Force, General He Weirong on the sidelines of a ceremony marking Army Day in Beijing, Safari called for exchange of experience between the two countries’ armed forces and exchange of defense instructors and students.

Referring to the increasing trend of economic cooperation between Iran and China in different fields, Safari said that trade between the two states reached $30 billion a year in 2010.

The figure will rise to $50 billion a year in a not-too-distant future, he noted.

Weirong, for his part, praised Iran’s achievements in the field of defense and said that China is keen on promoting cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran in all the fields.

Describing Iran as a country with an ancient civilization and culture, he said that Iran-China ties date back to 2,500 years ago and the two nations maintained the level of bilateral ties in the past years.

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A demostrar que a República Islâmica está cada vez mais integrada à SCO (Organização para a Cooperação de Shaingai), embrião da futura Federação Eurasiana.

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