This week, the commander of Iran’s navy made his first ever visit to China, Chinese media reported. Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari met with Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan as well as Admiral Wu Shengli, commander of the PLA Navy. Sayyari’s trip to China is the latest sign of increased cooperation between the Chinese and Iranian militaries, and particularly their navies.
During their meeting, Wu told Sayyari that in recent years, China-Iran bilateral relations have “continued healthy development,” with a number of high-level exchanges deepening mutual truest. Wu then called for further progress in strengthening military-to-military ties, including more mutual exchanges, ship visits, cooperative personnel training and technological cooperation.
Likewise, Defense Minister Chang praised the recent cooperation between the two militaries and called for further cooperation and strengthening of military-to-military ties, Xinhua reported. Sayyari responded by saying Iran is “ready to enhance bilateral exchanges to push forward cooperation between the two armed forces, especially in naval cooperation.”
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