Appreciation of the I.R.I Navy Commander of the officials and people of Tehran for their cooperation in holding IONS 2018

In the Name of God

Hosting the 6th Indian Ocean Naval Symposium properly and successfully added another record of honor to the records of the I.R.I Navy and now the biennial chairmanship of the syposium by the Islamic republic of Iran starts and will continue to 2020. 

Undoubtedly, this honor was only possible at the mercy of cooperation, synergy, unity and sacrifice by the children of this naion. 

I think of myself as responsible to express my gratitude to the Supreme Leader of Iran for his profound advice and guidlines, and I also appeciate the Governemnt of Islamic Republic of Iran, in particular the Minitry of Foreign Affairs, the Commander of the General Staff of the I.R.I Armed Forces, the Commander of the I.R.I Army, the Ministry of interior affairs, the commander of the I.R.I Police Force, the mass media including the I.R.I.B, the news agancies and newspapers, the Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran, Tehran Municipality, the officials of Espinas Palace Hotel and other state and military organizations involved, for their contributions in order to make the reputation of our country flourish, and in particular I thank the citizens of tehran for the disturbances that might have been caused for them during the Sympoium. 

the Commander of the I.R. Navy

Rear Admiral Dr. Hossein Khanzadi