Saudi armed forces chief visits Iranian counterpart for rare meeting
Al Jazeera
Iran’s General Mohammad Bagheri calls for increased security cooperation between the two countries.
Saudi Arabia’s top military official has visited Tehran for talks with Iranian officials in a rare high-level meeting since the countries restored ties last year, Iran’s state media reported,
General Chief of Staff Fayyad al-Ruwaili of the Saudi armed forces met his Iranian counterpart, General Mohammad Bagheri, at the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff Headquarters in Tehran on Sunday, Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported.
“The development of defence diplomacy and the expansion of bilateral cooperation are among the main topics of this meeting,” it added.
The country’s Fars news agency said that Bagheri called for increased security cooperation between the two countries at the meeting.
“We would like the Saudi navy to join Iranian naval exercises next year, either as participants or observers,” Fars quoted Bagheri as saying.
