"Iran has played a very positive role during the ISIL attack on Iraq's Kurdistan region," Barzani told FNA on the sidelines of preliminary meeting of the Munich Security Conference in Tehran on Saturday.

Barzani's remarks came in reaction to certain allegations that Iran has had a negative role in fighting the ISIL.

"Iran was among the first countries that helped us and after that Iran also played a positive role in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region's political developments," Barzani added.

In August, Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Danayeefar in a meeting with Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani underlined Tehran's support for KRG's stability and security.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran pays paramount importance to maintaining stability and security of (Iraq's) Kurdistan region," Danayeefar said during the meeting in Erbil on Friday.

The two sides also discussed fight against the ISIL and extremism, as well as the need for coordination and cooperation among the regional countries to uproot terrorism in the region.

Last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that there has been no change in Tehran's policy of continued support for the Iraqi government and nation in their ongoing fight against terrorism.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran lays emphasis on unity, maintaining solidarity and territorial integrity of its neighbor, Iraq, and any solution (to the problems of that country) should reinforce unity, security and stability of Iraq and the region," Zarif said in a meeting with UN Special Envoy for Iraq Yan Kubish in Tehran.

The Iranian foreign minister, meantime, slammed the US-led anti-ISIL coalition for its poor performance in fighting the ISIL; FNA reported.

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