Navy's 28th flotilla berths at Mumbai port
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Dec 6, IRNA -- Iranian Navy's 28th Flotilla berthed at Mumbai port on Thursday, a senior Navy commander announced.
"The 28th Flotilla of this force comprising Alborz warship, Bandar Abbas warship and semi-heavy Younus submarine as well as a 212 combat helicopter berthed at Mumbai port after travelling for 3,000 kilometers," Lieutenant Navy Commander for Operations Siyavash Jarreh said on Thursday.
He underlined that the purpose for dispatching the 28th flotilla is both maintaining the security of shipping lines and conveying the message of peace and friendship to the regional countries, and said, "This is the first presence of Iran's semi-heavy Younus submarine in the eastern waters of the Indian Ocean and port of Mumbai in India.
Jarreh announced that the Navy's 28th Flotilla will be present in Mumbai port for three days, and said, "During this period various programs, including visit of the commanders of the Indian navy to the Iranian flotilla, meetings between both sides and holding different sports competitions between Iranian and Indian navies' personnel has been predicted."
The Iranian Navy's 28th Flotilla will berth at an important port in an eastern Asian country later in December.
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