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Foreign cadets in Iran visit southern island of Bu Musa
The delegation was accompanied by Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior advisor to Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, IRNA reported.
Elaborating on the objectives of the three-day visit, Safavi said on Sunday that it aims to introduce Iran’s defense and security advances in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.
The visit is also aimed at introducing Iran’s advances in transit, energy, and industry sectors, as well as strengthening Iran’s relations with countries like India, China, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Oman, and Yemen, he added.
Safavi also referred to exchange of cadets between armies across the world, describing it as a way to enhance defense diplomacy.
He said that a large number of cadets are now taking courses at the National Defense University of Iran.
The mutual understanding of countries about threats and common interests requires active defense diplomacy, he noted, adding that Iran has always tried to establish defense, security, intelligence, economic, cultural and political relations with its 15 neighboring countries and major Asian powers such as India, China and Russia.
As a regional power, he further said, the Islamic Republic aims to play its role in maintaining sustainable security and stability, especially within the frameworks of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS.