Pakistan’s peace, friendship flotilla docks in Bandar Abbas
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A Pakistani convoy of warships representing peace and friendship docked at the First Naval Region of the Iranian Army in the country’s southern waters.
The Pakistani Naval Peace and Friendship Group, consisting of the missile-bearing fast attack craft “Azamat”, a logistics vessel the PNS “Rasadgar”, and the combat ship “Dasht,” docked in Bandar Abbas as part of a planned visit aimed at enhancing operational, combat, and diplomatic relations between the navies.
The arrival was marked by an official ceremony attended by the commanders of the First Naval Command of the Iranian Armed Forces as well as Pakistan’s consul general and defense attaché in Iran.
During the welcoming ceremony for the Pakistani naval group, an Iranian naval commander, Captain Omid Moghani, regarded these relations as a guarantee for the deep ties between the naval forces of Pakistan and Iran, stating that such friendly exchanges among the naval forces of allied countries are customary.
The presence of three combat ships from the Pakistan Navy will enhance educational, operational, and maritime experience exchanges, he said.
Among the programs planned for the four-day stay of the Pakistan Navy task force in Bandar Abbas are friendly sports competitions, meetings with political officials of Hormuzgan Province, a warm reception to strengthen the friendly relations between the naval forces on the decks of Iranian and Pakistani destroyers and joint military exercises in the waters of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.