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Iranian border leader visits Pakistan, participates in defense exercise

Iran and Pakistan have worked to strengthen their relations since the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Pakistani soldiers wearing facemasks patrol near the closed Pakistan-Iran border in Taftan on Feb. 25, 2020 as fears over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus escalate following an outbreak in neighboring Iran.

The head of Iran’s border guard visited Pakistan today.

Brig. Gen. Ahmad Ali Goudarzi arrived in the Pakistani port city of Karachi to meet with defense officials and partake in a maritime training exercise. He met with Rear Admiral Mirza Fawad Amin Beg, who heads Pakistan’s Maritime Security Agency. Goudarzi called for “increased cooperation” between Iran and Pakistan on their maritime border in the Arabia Sea. He specifically mentioned rescue operations, fighting crime and deterring illegal immigration, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. 

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