SAEDNEWS: Ali Bagheri, Deputy Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, says senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Türkiye will visit Tehran to discuss advancing regional security through local cooperation in West Asia.
According to Saednews, Referring to General Asim Munir’s visit last week, Bagheri said the Pakistani army chief had announced during a meeting with Major General Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, that senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan had decided to travel to Tehran to meet with Rezaei and hold a joint meeting.
He emphasized that the visit aims to consult with Major General Mohsen Rezaei on regional security issues.
Bagheri noted that the meeting would be attended by Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani Army Chief General Asim Munir, and Ibrahim Kalin, head of Turkey’s intelligence agency.
Bagheri praised the achievements of the Iranian nation and armed forces in confronting what he described as US-Israeli aggression, saying their adversaries had failed to achieve their objectives.
He stated that Iran’s defense strategy, based on domestic capabilities, had become a successful model for strengthening national security. He added that Iran’s strategic policy is to maintain regional security through cooperation among regional countries while opposing all forms of foreign interference and infiltration, particularly by the United States and Israel.
Bagheri described the involvement of what he called the illegitimate Zionist regime in any part of West Asia as harmful to the security and stability of the region’s nations.
He added that the three visiting countries, together with Iran, could take an effective step toward establishing regionally driven security by building on Iran’s approach to regional security cooperation and its experience in strengthening national security.