China sends Urumqi destroyer to Gulf of Oman

BEIJING, 21 January 2022, (TON): The Navy of the People’s Liber-ation Army of China sent the destroyer “Urumqi” to the Gulf of Oman for joint naval exercises CHIRU-2Q22 with Russia and Iran. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense of China.

The ministry said in a statement posted on the WeChat social network “China sent the Urumqi missile destroyer, the Taihu integrated supply ship, sh-ipborne helicopters and 40 marines to participate in the exercise.”

The Chinese ministry said “the exercise is aimed at deepening practical cooperation between the navies of the three countries.”

Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that from January 18 to January 22 of this year, the Russian-Chinese-Iranian naval exercises CHIRU-2Q22 are being held in the Gulf of Oman and the airspace above it.

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