MOSCOW, December 26. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian expressed their intention to boost cooperation in trade and economics during a telephone conversation, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

"Mutual intention to further increase bilateral trade and economic cooperation was expressed, including by relying on the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran signed on December 25 in St. Petersburg," the ministry pointed out.

The ministry added that topical issues of bilateral, regional and international agenda were also discussed within the framework of developing contacts at various levels.