Russia’s Top Security Chief in Baghdad for Talks

Date: 16 September 2025 - 21:48

News ID: ۱۴۳۵۷۶

ISTANBUL (Anadolu) -- Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Moscow’s contacts with Iraq are becoming more intense, with talks covering business, economic, transportation, military, and military-technical cooperation during his visit to Baghdad.

“Contacts are becoming more intense, and they are multidirectional. This concerns business, economics, and transport. Military and military-technical cooperation,” Shoigu said during a brief conversation at Baghdad airport with Ali Nasser, deputy adviser to the Iraqi prime minister for national security.