AGREEMENT
between the Russian Federation and the Arab Republic of Egypt on transfer of persons sentenced to imprisonment for serving sentence

The Russian Federation and the Arab Republic of Egypt hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

believing that legal co-operation between the Parties shall promote achievement of purposes of justice and return of the sentenced to normal life in society,

believing that an opportunity to serve sentence in the state of nationality for those sentenced to imprisonment for committing a crime is necessary to achieve these purposes,

having regard to necessity to ensure respect of human rights of sentenced persons, have agreed to as follows:

Article 1

Definitions

The definitions used in this Agreement shall mean the following:

"sentence" - a measure punishment, which constitutes an imprisonment of a person and in relevant cases an additional punishment imposed by a court decision for committing a crime;