BISHKEK, Aug. 03 (MNA) � Mahmoud Alavi, Iran�s Minister of Intelligence, visited Bishkek on Tue. and held talks with Kyrgyz officials in charge of national security.

Mahmoud Alavi arrived in Bishkek on Monday at the official invitation of Abdil�Segizbaev,�Chairman�of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security. During his two-day stay, Alavi held meetings with Segizbaev and Deputy Prime Minister Jenish Razzakov and conferred on bilateral cooperation, particularly in combating extremism and terrorism, as well as organized crimes in the region.

The Kyrgyz�side welcomed expansion of mutual cooperation and called on the Islamic Republic of Iran to share its experiences in the area of fight against extremism and terrorism in the region.

By Mehr News Agency