During the visit, Major General Bagheri will meet and hold talks with senior military and political figures of the East Asian country.

The key objective of the visit is said to be the promotion of defense diplomacy between the two countries.

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Bagheri hailed holding the exhibition for covering Iran’s many military achievements.

The Iranian military chief referred to the missile defense system ‘Bavar 373’, which was unveiled on Thursday in a ceremony in Tehran commemorating Iran’s National Defense Industry Day by President Hassan Rouhani, saying that the air defense system successfully passed every test it was given.

He said that according to the results of the survey and the tests on ‘Bavar 373’, it has a range of 120 to 200 km and it showed that it was more successful in various dimensions than the renowned US Patriot system (Pack 3).

Bagheri further noted that the new air defense system will increase Iran’s deterrence power.

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He said that Iran has made considerable progress in aerospace fields, including in the production of aircraft, missiles, drones, and engines.

Bagheri said that before the Islamic Revolution, Iran was importing almost all its required equipment in military and non-military fields, however, sanctions closed doors of such imports. Iran understood that it cannot keep pace with different threats unless it attains the required technologies and industries, he added.

“Today, defensive industries are driving other industrial sectors of the country forward,” he highlighted, providing an example that recent production of some key auto parts by Defense Ministry solved problems of domestic automakers.

This valuable progress demonstrated that sanctions, as an assumed means for putting pressure on Iranian people and Armed Forces, can be seen as an opportunity for development, said the commander.

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During the phone conversation, General Bagheri offered his congratulations on the advent of Eid al-Adha and expressed the concern of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Muslim countries over the recent developments in Kashmir.

The Iran’s military chief said that “military approaches in this region will further complicate the situation,”

He stressed the need for maintaining calm in handling the situation in Kashmir, warning against hasty decisions on the fate of the region that do not take into account the people’s demands.

General Bagheri further expressed hope that real rights of the regional Muslim are secured through political efforts.

The commander of Pakistani Army, for his part, expressed his regret over the political and security conditions in Afghanistan, blaming foreign intervention, particularly by western countries for the Afghanistan’s current situation.

General Qamar Javed Bajwa further expressed appreciation to Iran’s special attention to the Muslims.

With regard to the security issues on the shared borders with Iran, the Pakistani army chief said that his country will spare no efforts to maintain security on the borders in the interest of the people of both countries.

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The Islamic Revolution Leader appreciated efforts of ex-commanders in both positions and called on the new appointees to ramp up efforts to ensure Iran’s security and tap into potentials of the youth generation.

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Iranian commander noted that he was in Khuzestan province due to flood conditions and has just arrived in Tehran for this meeting. Bagheri said that he is eyeing for the official visit Al-Ghanimi to Iran which is due after the month of Ramadan.

Touching upon their recent meeting in Syria, Bagheri hoped that meetings and cooperation between the two neighboring countries would continue in the future.

For his part, the Iraqi commander praised the status of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, hoping for a further boost in different sections.

He also described yesterday’s meeting between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the Prime Minister of Iraq Adil Abdul-Mahdi as effective. Iraq will not let others use its soil against Iran, he quoted Iraqi PM as saying in the meeting.

Heading a high-ranking delegation Iraqi PM arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a two-day official visit.

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Talks during the meeting focused on the developments on the battlefield in Syria and means of boosting coordination among the three countries’ armed forces.

President al-Assad affirmed that the relationship which gathers Syria with Iran and Iraq is strong, and that it was enhanced during the fight against terrorism.

Maj.Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, for his part, stressed that the fight against terrorism and defending Syria is a defense for Iraq and Iran at the same time, as this terrorism poses threat to all these states and targets the region as a whole, adding that this requires the states and peoples of the region to coordinate their efforts to combat terrorism.

In turn, Gen. Al-Ghanimi affirmed that the Iraqi forces will continue combating terrorism along the Syrian-Iraqi borders and are going ahead in coordination with the Syrian armed forces in dealing with terrorist gatherings in that region.

President al-Assad listened to a brief by Maj.Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, Gen. Al-Ghanimi and Maj.Gen. Ayoub on the outcomes of their meeting, stressing the importance of continuing coordination and cooperation among the three countries in the interests of their common targets, according to SANA.

Heading a military delegation, Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri arrived in Syria on Sunday to take part in a trilateral meeting of senior commanders of Iran, Iraq and Syria on combating terrorism.

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Promotion of defense and military cooperation, consultation on the fight against terrorism, and increasing coordination between Iran, Iraq and Syria in continuing the fight against terrorist groups are among the key objectives of Bagheri’s visit to Syria.

During the meeting, Bagheri will also confer with Iraqi and Syrian counterparts on finding the latest strategies for restoring stability and security to the region.

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“We do not believe in reproducing foreign-made defense equipment,” said Major General Bagheri. “Rather, we should always strive for producing knowledge and developing an innovative and modern deterrent power based on our domestic scientific capabilities in an effort to provide our national security in a way that enemies would never fathom causing any harm to Iran.”

He went on to add, “the enemies of the Islamic establishment have never spared any efforts to undermine our country by changing their tactics and upgrading their capabilities.”

“Accordingly, our sustained security depends on increasing the deterrence power, and it should always be updated according to threats and the country’s defensive needs of our country,” Bagheri stressed.

“The sustainability of the security of the country and the region will only be maintained by new and innovative moves in the defense sector, since enemies continue to expand their animosity by allocating huge military budgets,” the General Staff chief added.

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If activities of terrorists situated in Pakistani soil continue, Iran has the right to confront them and make necessary decisions, said Chief of General Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri.

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