TEHRAN, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran will continue full support to Iraqi government and nation to establish security and stability, Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan said Saturday.
"We have cooperated and will cooperate with the Iraqi government and nation and will continue our support," Dehqan said in a meeting with his visiting Iraqi counterpart Erfan al-Hiyali.
"We will also use our utmost political, economic and military capabilities along with Iraq's capabilities to establish sustainable security and stability in the country and create a powerful Iraq," he added.
The Iranian minister hailed the Iraq's recent achievements in the fight against terrorism and liberation of the northern city of Mosul.
"A regional and international consensus must be achieved against terrorism and its supporters," Dehqan stressed.
National unity and integrity in Iraq would guarantee stability, security and interests of all ethnic groups in the country, he said, adding that Iran would never accept disintegration of Iraq.
For his part, the Iraqi defense minister hailed Iran's full support for the Iraqi government, nation and the armed forces and called for the further development of defense and military cooperation with the Islamic republic.
Iran has been providing military advisory assistance to Iraq in its counter-terrorism campaign.
