Tehran (TDI): Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir met Iranian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri at the General Staff Headquarters in Tehran to discuss military ties and matters of mutual interest.
The two military leaders discussed the evolving regional security situation, with particular focus on enhancing bilateral defense relations, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
Key areas of mutual interest included strengthening military-to-military collaboration, boosting security mechanisms along the shared border, and exploring avenues for transforming the border regions into zones of trade and economic connectivity, thereby contributing to regional peace and prosperity, the statement said.
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Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir was accorded a warm welcome upon his arrival, including a ceremonial guard of honor presented by a well-turned-out contingent of the Iranian Armed Forces.
COAS alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif earlier called on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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He is on an official visit to Turkiye, Iran and Azerbaijan along with the Prime Minister’s delegation visiting the three friendly nations.
Farkhund Yousafzai is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
