Armenia repatriates five Iranian prisoners

YEREVAN (ARMENPRESS) — Five Iranian citizens imprisoned in Armenia have been released and transferred back to the Islamic Republic of Iran, IRNA reports.

Askar Jalalian, the deputy for Human Rights and International Affairs of the Ministry of Justice, announced on Wednesday that the Iranian nationals had been released following the enforcement of a treaty on the transfer of sentenced persons between the two countries.

It is noted that with the cooperation of the Armenian government and the coordination of the Iranian Embassy in Armenia, the five prisoners were officially handed over at Yerevan Airport on Wednesday afternoon.

This marks the third group of Iranian prisoners to be repatriated to Iran over the past year.