RUSSIA'S SHOIGU MEETS IRANIAN COUNTERPART, SAYS READY TO EXPAND MILITARY CO-OPERATION, SAYS RIA

Russia's Shoigu Meets Iranian Counterpart, Says Ready to Expand Military Co-operation, Says RIA

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MOSCOW, April 26 (Reuters) - Russia is ready to expand military and technical cooperation with Iran, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his Iranian counterpart Gharaei Ashtiani at a meeting on Friday, the RIA state news agency reported.

Contacts between the countries' military departments have increased signficantly recently, Shoigu was cited as saying.

The two ministers were attending a meeting in Kazakhstan of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a security grouping that includes Russia, India, China, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. (Reporting by Reuters Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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