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Civilians gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in the east Baghdad neighborhood of Kamaliya, Iraq, Monday, April 15, 2013. A series of attacks across, Iraq many involving car bombs, has killed and wounded dozens of people, police said less than a week before Iraqis in much of the country are scheduled to vote in the country’s first elections since the 2011 U.S. troop withdrawal. (AP/KHALID MOHEMMED)
Chief of Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Hulusi Akar visited Iran’s Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense Museum on Monday evening.
Akar paid tribute to the martyrs of Iran-Iraq 1980-1988 war, IRNA reported.
He pointed to the Iraqi Imposed war on Iran as a big test for Iranian people.
Hulusi Akar arrived in Tehran on Sunday night to hold talks with Iranian officials.
Upon his arrival in Tehran Mehrabad Airport, General Akar and his entourage were welcomed by Deputy Chief of Staff of Armed Forces for International Relations Brigadier General Qadir Nezami.
The Turkish commander’s visit comes in response to an August visit to Turkey by Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri.
Developing military cooperation, fighting terrorism and discussing Iraqi Kurdistan Region referendum were among the most important topics discussed between Turkish General and General Baqeri.