Russia and Iran will coordinate efforts in the struggle against terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after his talks with Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif.

The parties confirmed the approachesin relation to the stabilization of the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, TASS reported.

“This will more closely coordinate the efforts of both countries, especially in order to facilitate the settlement of the conflict in Syria, Iraq and Yemen, strengthen cooperation against the terrorist threat from the Islamic State and other extremist groups,” Lavrov said.

The Ministers noted that the agreement on Iranian nuclear program reached in Vienna opens up additional opportunities for expanding multilateral Russian-Iranian cooperation.