According to the Public Relations Department of Iranian Army Navy, the 50 flotilla comprising of ‘Naghdi’ and ‘Bayandor’ destroyers have arrived in Sri Lankan port city to promote friendship and peace between the two countries of Iran and Sri Lanka.
According to the same report, a group of students from the Naval Academy of Imam Khomeini are accompanying the fleet as part of their internship.
Iranian ambassador to the Indian subcontinent country welcomed the crew upon their arrival.
The flotilla’s captains and crew members are scheduled to visit training centers and also historical and cultural sites in Sri Lanka.
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