Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi met with the Chief of Staff of the French Army General Francois Marie de Philippe .
Discussions dealt with expansion of cooperation in the areas of arming, training, increased flights and exchange of intelligence information.
Both sides also discussed ways to counter flow of terrorists to Iraq in addition to increasing cooperation in training Iraqi police to gain necessary skills and professionalism in the field of anti-terrorism fighting and securing facilities for Iraqi air force.