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Indian, Iranian Navies Plan War Games

Close on the heels of recent bilateral visits, warships from India and Iran will carry out the first ever Joint Naval exercises in the Arabian sea from Monday.

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Close on the heels of recent bilateral visits, warships from India and Iran will carry out the first ever Joint Naval exercises in the Arabian sea from Monday.

Two Iranian warships "Bandar Abas", a fleet replenishment tanker, and "Lavan", a logistics support ship, for amphibious operations, have arrived in Mumbai this week on a five-day goodwill visit, a Naval spokesman said Saturday.

"Towards the end of the visit on Monday, the two warships would carry out joint naval maneuvers with warships of Indian Western Naval fleet off the Mumbai coast," he said.

Describing the visit as an effort serving to nurture special bonds between the two navies, the spokesman said that the port call by Iranian Naval ships provided an opportunity for navy to navy interaction and towards fostering mutual understanding at personal and professional levels.

On the nature of the exercises, the spokesman said, "Warships from the two navies would carry out basic maneuvers and exercises."

The port call by Iranian warships assumes significance as it follows the visit here by President Khatami and visit to Iran by Naval Chief Admiral Madhvendera Singh.

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