TEHRAN -- Iran has sent a new military attaché officially to Belarus for the first time in more than 30 years, according to a report by TASS.
The announcement follows a visit to China by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is seeking closer integration of the BRICS block of countries, which now includes Iran. 
“The accreditation of a military diplomat from Iran took place for the first time since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Islamic Republic of Iran,” an official message from Belarus said.
The message comes following the accreditation meeting of the head of the Department of International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defense, Valery Revenko, with the military attaché at the Iranian Embassy in the Russian Federation and Belarus and concurrently captain of the first rank Reza Khosravi Moghadam.
According to the Russian media, during the meeting, the parties discussed the state and prospects for the development of bilateral military cooperation and also exchanged views on issues of international and regional security.
Earlier in a Moscow meeting of military officials at the Iranian diplomatic mission on April 19, Khosravi Moghadam said that numerous plans and measures have been implemented, including the “establishment of various bases such as strategic drone bases and underground tactical bases”.
Moving on to the military and defense cooperation between Moscow and Tehran, Khosravi Moghadam spoke of the “multifaceted nature of this collaboration [with Russia and Belarus].”