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From the Liveblog of
Friday, April 26, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, April 26, 2024
Russian defense chief meets Iranian counterpart on widening military cooperation
In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on April 26, 2024, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu speaks during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers' Meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
MOSCOW – Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has told his Iranian counterpart Gharaei Ashtiani that Moscow is ready to expand military and technical cooperation with Tehran, the RIA state news agency reports.
Contacts between the countries’ military departments have increased significantly recently, Shoigu is cited as saying.
The meeting comes on the sidelines of a session in Kazakhstan of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a security grouping that includes Russia, India, China, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
