Minister of Justice of Armenia Rustam Badasyan today received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia Abbas Zohouri.

The minister congratulated the Ambassador on the start of his diplomatic mission in Armenia and expressed confidence that the friendly relations established between the two countries would continue to be effective.

Ambassador Zohouri thanked Minister Rustam Badasyan for the meeting, emphasized the deep historical and cultural past of Armenia and Iran and cordial ties and expressed confidence that the agreements reached within the scope of the Armenian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission would be implemented for the benefit of the two nations.

During the meeting, the interlocutors touched upon the issue on the transfer of Iranian convicts serving their punishment in Armenia to Iran, the conditions for keeping Iranian convicts and detainees at penitentiary institutions in Armenia and other issues.