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EXPERT: THERE SHOULD NOT BE ANY NEGOTIATIONS AFTER "SAFAROV'S CASE"
YEREVAN, November 6. /ARKA/. There should not be any negotiations
after "Safarov's case", Check expert, member of the East-West Center
Participants Association Erica Lerner said.
"It was an excellent occasion to refuse the conflict solution which
was of no advantage to Armenia. Hasn't Armenia got any other way
out except agreeing to an extremely "original" exchange of real
territories for a mythical status," the expert said in her interview
to Novosti-Armenia agency.
According to Lerner, "Safarov's case" proved that Azerbaijan does not
care about what the international society thinks. Azerbaijan is just
protecting its interests, she said.
On February 19, 2004, lieutenant of Armenian Army Gurgen Margaryan,
who was in Budapest for an English language course under NATO
"Partnership for Peace" program, was brutally murdered with axe in
his sleep by an Azerbaijani officer and a participant of the same
course Ramil Safarov. On April 13, 2006, the first instance court
of Budapest sentenced Safarov to life imprisonment with no right of
pardon during 30 years. In February 2007, the Court of Appeal left
the sentence unchanged. But On August 31, 2012, Ramil Safarov was
extradited to Azerbaijan and pardoned by President Ilham Aluiev.
Extradition of the murderer to Azerbaijan and further presidential
pardon aroused indignation in Yerevan. Armenia suspended diplomatic
relations and all official links with Hungary. Many countries and
international organizations, including the EU and the European
Parliament, expressed their concern over the pardon of Safarov.
Many experts believe that Safarov's matter has seriously affected
the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On
December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where
99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led
to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also
over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousands people were killed
and about a million had to leave their homes during the military
operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and
has been followed since then.
The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of
OSCE Minsk Group. -0-
From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, November 6. /ARKA/. There should not be any negotiations
after "Safarov's case", Check expert, member of the East-West Center
Participants Association Erica Lerner said.
"It was an excellent occasion to refuse the conflict solution which
was of no advantage to Armenia. Hasn't Armenia got any other way
out except agreeing to an extremely "original" exchange of real
territories for a mythical status," the expert said in her interview
to Novosti-Armenia agency.
According to Lerner, "Safarov's case" proved that Azerbaijan does not
care about what the international society thinks. Azerbaijan is just
protecting its interests, she said.
On February 19, 2004, lieutenant of Armenian Army Gurgen Margaryan,
who was in Budapest for an English language course under NATO
"Partnership for Peace" program, was brutally murdered with axe in
his sleep by an Azerbaijani officer and a participant of the same
course Ramil Safarov. On April 13, 2006, the first instance court
of Budapest sentenced Safarov to life imprisonment with no right of
pardon during 30 years. In February 2007, the Court of Appeal left
the sentence unchanged. But On August 31, 2012, Ramil Safarov was
extradited to Azerbaijan and pardoned by President Ilham Aluiev.
Extradition of the murderer to Azerbaijan and further presidential
pardon aroused indignation in Yerevan. Armenia suspended diplomatic
relations and all official links with Hungary. Many countries and
international organizations, including the EU and the European
Parliament, expressed their concern over the pardon of Safarov.
Many experts believe that Safarov's matter has seriously affected
the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988 when prevailingly Armenian
population of Nagorno-Karabakh declared withdrawal from Azerbaijan. On
December 10, 1991, a referendum was held in Nagorno-Karabakh where
99.89% voted for independence from Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan responded by large-scale military operations that led
to loss of control not only over Nagorno-Karabakh itself, but also
over seven adjoining areas. About 25-30 thousands people were killed
and about a million had to leave their homes during the military
operations.
A trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed on May 12, 2004, and
has been followed since then.
The ongoing Karabakh peace process started in 1992 under auspices of
OSCE Minsk Group. -0-
From: A. Papazian