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Iran and Iraq have signed agreements on the extradition of
criminals, including provisions for the repatriation of convicts to
their country of origin, Press TV reported.

Iraqi Justice Minister Hassan al-Shammari and his Iranian counterpart Morteza Bakhtiari signed the deals in Tehran on Sunday.

The Iraqi official reiterated his country's stance about the Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) group, stating that Baghdad is determined to expel members of the group from Iraq by the end of 2011.

On April 8, a number of people were killed in clashes between Iraqi
security forces and MKO members residing at Camp Ashraf, which is
located in Diyala province.

The U.S. designated the MKO a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 1997;
the group is still on the list. Britain and the European Union took the
group off their terrorist lists in 2008 and 2009 respectively after
court rulings that found no evidence of terrorist actions after the MKO
renounced violence in 2001.

On April 11, Iraqi government spokesman, Ali al-Dabbagh, said the cabinet was determined to ... >>>