"The Russian delegation has been attending these meetings for three days. It is made up of over 100 people, including economy, military and investment experts," the Iraqi spokesman said.
Ahmad Jamal said negotiations were being held "thanks to the exceptional activity of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry."
Iqbal Abdul Hussein, a member of the Iraqi parliament's foreign relations committee and head of the Iraqi-Russian friendship committee, told RIA Novosti earlier on Wednesday that officials would discuss possible deliveries of Russian weapons to Iraq.
Iraq is fighting to defeat the Daesh terrorist group, which is outlawed in many countries including Russia. The two nations are also operating an intelligence sharing center based in Baghdad together with Iran and Syria.
