Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec.23
By Temkin Jafarov - Trend:
The expansion of cooperation between the judicial authorities and prosecutor's offices of Azerbaijan and Iran, as well as continuation of reciprocal visits were discussed during the meetings held in Baku, Iranian Foreign Ministry's Director General for Iranian Expatriates' Affairs Kazem Sajjadi told Trend.
He said the main purpose of the visit is to review the living conditions of Iranians residing in Azerbaijan, especially of those in prison and to discuss the extradition of the arrested Iranians.
The talks on this issue were held with the relevant officials of Azerbaijan's Justice Ministry and Prosecutor General's Office.
The heads of Azerbaijani and Iranian penal institutions exchanged information and experience in the prison conditions and attention to the prisoners' health, Kazem Sajjadi said.
"During the visit to Azerbaijan I'm accompanied by the head of the relevant department of Iranian Health Ministry," he said. "The issue related to the recognition of diplomas of Iranian students receiving education in Azerbaijan's Medical University, in Iran will also be reviewed."
"This issue will be discussed with the relevant structures. There will be collected information about the condition of Iranian students in the country and a decision on this issue will be adopted in Iran."
Currently, 836 Iranian students are receiving education in Azerbaijani universities. Some 236 of them are the students of Azerbaijan Medical University.
Sajjadi said some Azerbaijanis serving sentences in Iran were extradited to Azerbaijan, adding that it is expected to extradite the rest as part of the interstate cooperation.
Currently, around 130 Iranian citizens are serving sentences in Azerbaijan. Majority of them are accused of selling or possessing drugs. No decision has been made in Azerbaijan with respect to 52 Iranian citizens so far.
Currently, 14 Azerbaijani citizens are serving sentences in Iranian prisons.
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