During the meeting, the two sides will review previous achievements, and confer on new ways to increase maritime and border cooperation.

Organizing joint coast guard meetings with southern neighbors aims at developing and cementing bilateral relations, and indicates a strong political resolve of all sides to create a positive atmosphere for cooperation.

On July 30, Iran and the UAE held the 6th joint coast guard meeting in Tehran after a six-year hiatus. At the meeting, the two sides discussed issues of mutual interest, including shared borders, nationals’ commutes, and illegal traffics, as well as ways for facilitating the maritime connections between the two countries.

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He noted that establishing a safe waterway is significant for global trade, adding “Iran and Russia are seeking measures to increase security for shipping lines.”

The navy admiral stressed that maritime security requires a collective approach, adding “the closer countries bring themselves to this approach and contribute to maritime security, the more effective it will be; hence, Russia’s presence will certainly be very effective.”

On Monday, Iran and Russia, for the first time in the history of their relations, signed an agreement on maritime defense cooperation. The agreement was signed between Commander of the Iranian Army’s Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi and Russian Navy’s Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov.

The two sides also highlighted the need for preserving the security of the Caspian Sea through collective efforts of all littoral states.

Khanzadi had also announced earlier an agreement for joint naval exercises between Iranian and Russian forces in the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf.

He expressed hope that the joint exercises would take place in the next few months.

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