TEHRAN – An Iranian Navy flotilla has left the country’s northern waters for an overseas mission to Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, as a symbolic friendly act.

The Iranian flotilla including the home-made Damavand destroyer and a missile-armed vessel, dubbed Joshan departed from the Caspian port city of Bandar Anzali on Sunday morning, Trend reported.

The visit comes amid a plan by the Iranian navy to boost friendly maritime ties between the Caspian littoral states.

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