Updated Feb 18, 2021 | 11:04 IST
A report had quoted Admiral Gholamreza Tahani, spokesman of the drill, as saying that the Indian Navy was also participating with a select group of vessels. Representational image
New Delhi: The Indian Navy has denied that it is participating in an exercise along with the navies of Iran and Russia in the northern part of the Indian Ocean. Earlier, there were reports that the Indian Navy too has joined the exercise named ‘Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021’.
“The news reports regarding Indian Navy participating in Iran-Russia Maritime exercise is incorrect,” the Indian Navy said in a statement today.
IRAN and Russia have launched joint-naval drills in the Indian Ocean, with China and India also taking part, as the two countries practice military operations for three days.
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