Baku (IP) - 20 Iranian nationals, including 9 women, jailed in the Republic of Azerbaijan will be extradited to serve the remainder of their sentences at home.

Iran Press/ Asia: The extradition of the prisoners comes in the wake of the trip of Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Java Zarif to the Republic of Azerbaijan and the cooperation of Baku.

The majority of Iranian prisoners in the Republic of Azerbaijan have been arrested mainly for drug-related crimes and illegal immigration.

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