TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani is scheduled to visit Tajikistan on Tuesday to discuss military cooperation.

At the head of a military delegation, Ashtiani is set to hold a meeting with his Tajik counterpart to confer on issues related to the security and defense of the two countries.

In order to strengthen and develop joint defense and military cooperation between Iran and Tajikistan, the Ababil 2 UAV production plant was inaugurated in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe in 2022. 

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