Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said that various institutions, and ministries of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan had already started cooperation in the counterterrorism area.

BAKU (Sputnik)�� Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan should step up�their efforts in�countering terrorism, as�well as�organized crime, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said Thursday.

Earlier in�the day, Mammadyarov, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks in�Baku.

"We should work more actively on�a trilateral basis to�fight against�terrorism, extremism, organized crime and drug trafficking," Mammadyarov said following�the meeting.

He added that various institutions, and ministries of�the three countries had already started cooperation in�the counterterrorism area.

Countries across�the globe have been boosting their security measures following�a series of�recent terrorist attacks, including attacks on�Brussels on�March 22 and on�Paris on�November 13.

By Sputnik News