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Source: Xinhua
A Pakistani fleet of warships docked in southern Iran is to hold a joint drill with the Iranian Navy in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian commander said on Saturday.
The flotilla arrived on Saturday in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas where it will stay for four days, said Iranian Navy’s second-in-command for operations Rear Admiral Shahram Irani.
“The most important plan of the Pakistani fleet during its stay in Bandar Abbas is to stage joint maneuvers with select units … of the Iranian Navy on April 8 which will be held in the eastern waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” Irani said.
The Pakistani fleet conveys a message of peace and friendship and will help boost military cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad, he said. The fleet is comprised of a missile-launcher warship, a logistic warship and an advanced submarine.
Iranian and Pakistani naval authorities will hold official meetings during the Pakistani fleet’s stay, the commander said.
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