5 May 2015 - 20:45
Iran participates in Turkey's Int'l Defense Industry Fair

The 12th edition of Turkey's International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF) opened in Istanbul on Tuesday with participation of Iran's Deputy Defense Minister Brigadier Firouz Masihpour.

Col. Shariat, Iran's military attaché in Ankara said that Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan is also scheduled to visit IDEF at the head of a delegation.

Shariat said that Brigadier Masihpour, who arrived in Turkey on Tuesday morning to visit the exhibition, will also hold bilateral meetings with top-ranking Turkish defense ministry officials and participating officials from other countries as well.

More than 800 companies from different countries have put their military and defensive products on display in Turkey's International Defense Industry Fair.

Military delegations from 100 countries are due to visit the event. It's said that 30 of these delegations will be headed by defense ministers of their respective countries.

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