The Omani military delegation currently taking part in the 16th meeting of the Omani-Iranian Military Friendship Committee visited the exhibition of military industries of the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) in Iran.

The Omani military delegation is headed by Brigadier Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Manthari, Assistant Chief-of-Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) for Operations and Planning.

The delegation was briefed on a number of military industrial products manufactured locally by the military factories of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, Oman News Agency (ONA) reported.

Members of the military delegation also visited Malek-Ashtar Industrial University, during which they were briefed on the university and its research and studies in various military areas.

Deliberations of the five-day annual meeting of the Omani-Iranian Military Friendship Committee began in Tehran Monday. The meeting reviews several topics listed on the agenda and serves ties of the military cooperation between the two countries.

The two sides explored avenues for bolstering and reinvigorating bilateral relations in defense and military fields. They also exchanged views on enhancing bilateral relations and broadening cooperation in the military field, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported.

The main topics discussed between the two sides included promoting educational and military relations, countering terrorism, and establishing security in the region without the intervention of foreign forces.

The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) and the Naval Forces of Iran will conduct the annual joint naval drill (Search and Rescue) at the end of the committee's meetings.