"On February 26 at the State Duma Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Alexei Konstantinovich Pushkov met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq Nizar Issa Abdulhadi Khairallah. The main topic of conversation was the settlement of the Syrian conflict. The parties discussed the prospects of the ceasefire, the role of regional powers and drawing up a list of terrorist organizations," the press service said.
According to the press service, Khairallah said the Iraqi government positively assessed Russia's role in the political settlement of the Syrian conflict.
Syria has been in a state of civil war since 2011, with government forces loyal to President Bashar Assad fighting against numerous opposition factions and extremist groups, such as Islamic State (Daesh), outlawed in many countries, including Russia.
Russia has been conducting airstrikes against Daesh targets in Syria at the request of the Syrian government since late September 2015.
