The Russian Navy’s rescue and tug vessel Professor Nikolay Muru has arrived in Iran’s territorial waters for the joint naval drills dubbed CASAREX 2025 in the south of the Caspian Sea, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported on Monday.
The main phase of the drills will begin on July 21 after a meeting of representatives of the Russian and Iranian navies and will last three days with the participation of observers from Caspian Sea littoral states, the agency reported.
The drills aim to enhance maritime security and safety and strengthen Russia-Iran interaction, it said.
Russia and Iran will begin the three-day CASAREX 2025 joint drills in the Caspian Sea on July 21, Iran's Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThese drills are of a search and rescue nature. The naval forces of both countries, as well as members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, will take part in them.
Observers from the countries of the Caspian region will also be present at the exercises, Tasnim reported.
The news agency specified that the goal of the drills is to increase the level of maritime security and cooperation between the naval forces of the countries surrounding the Caspian Sea.
Five countries border the Caspian Sea: Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan.