  Armenia to extradite eight Iranian convicts: diplomat August 31, 2016 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Hassan Ghashghavi said Armenia will extradite eight jailed Iranians to the Islamic Republic on Wednesday, August 31, Mehr news agency reports. The convicts will be delivered to Iranian border guards within the next 24 hours, he said on Tuesday. The extradition was organized after investigation and follow-ups by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Yerevan, and the cooperation of Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Arpine Hovhannisyan. The majority of Iranians jailed in Armenia are convicted of carrying illicit drugs during their trips to the South Caucasus country.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
