Military cooperation with Iran developing with special dynamics — Russian defence ministry

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin has said military and military-technical cooperation between Russia and Iran is developing with special dynamics.

Fomin said on August 16, at a meeting with visiting Deputy Chief of the Iranian General Staff Ali Abdollahi, according to TASS. 

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 10th Moscow Conference on International Security. The sides hailed the positive dynamics of the development of bilateral relations in the areas of military and military-technical cooperation and outlines promising areas of cooperation.

"Thank you for being together at this event. I would also say thanks to your entire military and political leadership for the special dynamics of relations in the military and military-technical sphere, despite the numerous sanctions, which have been in place for decades," Fomin said.

He noted the importance of bilateral partnership in ensuring stability and regional security.

Abdollahi, in turn, stressed that his country’s leadership is committed to the development of all-round cooperation with Russia.