Mar 1, 2016, 4:25 PM
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Iran, Azerbaijan to exchange prisoners

Mar 1, 2016, 4:25 PM
News ID: 81986173
Iran, Azerbaijan to exchange prisoners

Baku, March 1, IRNA - Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mohsen Pakaeen conferred with Azebaijani Justice Minister Fekrat Mohammadov on issues of mutual interest including exchange of prisoners.

The Iranian envoy welcomed the new date set for extradition of Iranian prisoners on March 2.
Referring to fruitful cooperation with Azerbaijani Ministry of Justice, Pakaeen said that Iran and Azerbaijan enjoy strong relations.

He said that Azeri President's visit to Iran opened a new chapter in the two countries' relations.

In the wake of negotiations held by Iranians embassy and relevant Azeri officials in Baku, twenty-one Iranian prisoners in Azerbaijan are to be freed on March 3.

Azeri President Ilham Aliyev heading a high ranking delegation arrived in Tehran on February 23.

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