He stated this at a meeting of the UN Security Council.

"For our part, we intend to continue to help strengthen the combat capability of the Iraqi armed forces, primarily through the development of bilateral military-technical cooperation, especially since Moscow and Baghdad have long and closely cooperated in the fight against ISIS* and other terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq," - quotes the words of Polyansky TASS.

He emphasized that terrorism can be successfully countered only through "the broadest possible coordination of counter-terrorism efforts."

Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said that Tehran intends to increase the volume of trade with Moscow and the amount of investment.

He also said that Russia and Iran continue to cooperate in the field of food, despite the situation around Ukraine.

* "Islamic State" (ISIS, ISIL) - the organization was recognized as a terrorist organization by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.