IRNA - Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran's Armed Forces Brigadier-General Ghadir Nezami, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived in Muscat on Saturday to attend annual Iran-Oman military friendship committee.

The joint committee will be kicked off on Saturday and will be ended on April 20, Oman official news agency announced.

The two sides have held some 14 joint meetings to examine expansion of cooperation between the two countries.

In previous meetings, the two sides armed forces reviewed various issues such as the special status of the Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman and Indian Ocean in terms of sea trade, shipment of merchandized goods, and oil tankers and how to maintain the security of the region.