YEREVAN. - The head of Penitentiary Department at the Armenian Ministry of Justice Hayk Harutyunyan received the newly appointed head of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation to Armenia Lorenzo Caraffi and delegate from defense department Matthias Weinreich.    

The two sides gave appraisal of long term cooperation between ICRC and Penitentiary Department, expressing hope it will continue in the future, ministry’s press service informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The sides also touched upon the possibility of effective treatment of drug addicts in penitentiaries.