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DAFOOS seeking peace, ready for war: head

reporter 1222 — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:48:00 +0000

“Because we seek peace, we should keep ourselves prepared for war,” he said at the 1st Peace & Defense International Book Fair which opened on Monday at AJA University of Command and Staff (Dafoos) in Tehran.

Valivand added that the fair is being held with cooperation between Iranian and some foreign publications, aimed at improving research in peace, defense and war.

The opening ceremony of the fair was held with Major General Hossein Hassani Sa’di, deputy commander of Khatam al-Anbia Air Defense Base, and a host of military attaches of other countries in attendance.

The exhibition includes forty booths which offer various books on peace and security published by different units of Iranian Armed Forces and some friend countries.

The seven-day event is being held on the occasion of Sacred Defense Week which marks the start of the Iraqi war on Iran in September 1980.

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Iranian Army ready to train foreign students, says Maj. Gen. Mousavi

reporter 1222 — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:01:37 +0000

He made the remarks Tuesday on the sideline of the graduation ceremony of a host of students in DAFOOS, here in Tehran.

Mousavi said that there has been submitted some requests for accepting foreign students in the university, adding, “the Army has required infrastructure and conditions for admission of students from other countries.”

“All that students need to improve their command, scientific level and enhance their decision-making in the military sector are available in DAFOOS, and we have no problem in accepting foreign students to prepare it for the higher levels,” he noted. “Of course, admission of students depends on diplomacy and bilateral relations [with the foreign country].”

He went on to say that some representatives of ‘friend’ countries are now receiving required training in the Iranian Army’s college.

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Azeri delegation pays visit to Iran Army staff college ‘Dafoos’

reporter 1222 — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:01:39 +0000

A military delegation from the Republic of Azerbaijan paid a visit on Wed. to the AJA University of Command and Staff (Dafoos), the staff college of Islamic Republic of Iran Army.

The Azeri military delegation also held talks with the commandant of the staff college, Second Brig. Gen. Hasasn Valivand.

The Dafoos commandant said the staff college accepts students from close and ally countries, voicing readiness to accept and train students from the Republic of Azerbaijan as well.

He stressed that relations between Iran and Azerbaijan can further develop in military and defense areas.

Brigadier General Rahim Jafarov, the military official in charge of the Azeri delegation, hailed the good relations between the two countries, and deemed Iran’s military and defense training admirable.

He commended Iranian military forces for giving useful training to Azerbaijan in the past years, voicing interest in gaining more military knowledge and experience from Iran.

AJA University of Command and Staff, also known as ‘Dafoos’, is the staff college of Islamic Republic of Iran Army. The academy is a subdivision of Joint Staff of Islamic Republic of Iran Army and offers Masters of Military Art and Science courses to personnel of all four military branches with the rank of major and higher. The university also provides courses for foreign officers of countries with a close relationship with Iran.

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