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PACE PRESIDENT SHOCKED BY PARDONING OF RAMIL SAFAROV
ARMENPRESS
1 October, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS: The President of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Jean-Claude Mignon was
shocked by the pardoning of the Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov, who
axe-murdered the Armenian officer. As reported by Armenpress, the PACE
President announced about it at the press conference in Strasbourg.
"We do not want to pour oil on the fire. On the contrary, our aim
is to establish normal relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The
objective of the inclusion of the Safarov Case into the PACE agenda
is the discussion of the situation", - stated Jean-Claude Mignon.
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
emphasized once more that he was against the establishment of a
subcommittee on the Nagorno Karabakh issue in the framework of PACE
and stated that he would assist all the efforts of the OSCE Minsk
Group in the conflict regulation issue.
"On the other hand we support the establishment of negotiations between
the delegations of the two countries in the framework of the European
Union. I will meet the delegations of Armenia and Azerbaijan and I
would like to hold normal negotiations", - said the President of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Jean-Claude Mignon.
PACE Bureau decided to include the Safarov Case, raised by the Armenian
deputies, as urgent and actual into the autumn session agenda of the
Parliamentary Assembly and discuss it during the Plenary Session on
October 4.
On February 19 2004 in Budapest Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov,
who axe-murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan while sleeping,
when they were participating in NATO English Language Courses in the
capital of Hungary, was sentenced to life imprisonment without right
to be pardoned for 30 years. On August 31 2012 Safarov was extradited
from Hungary to Azerbaijan and was pardoned by the President Ilham
Aliyev. The murderer was advanced to mayor, provided with a passport,
an apartment and given national hero. Armenia suspended diplomatic
relations with Hungary.
Different international and local organizations, political authorities
and figures made announcements condemning the Hungarian-Azerbaijani
criminal deal. Hungary has already announced about its readiness to
renew the diplomatic relations with Armenia.
ARMENPRESS
1 October, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 1, ARMENPRESS: The President of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Jean-Claude Mignon was
shocked by the pardoning of the Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov, who
axe-murdered the Armenian officer. As reported by Armenpress, the PACE
President announced about it at the press conference in Strasbourg.
"We do not want to pour oil on the fire. On the contrary, our aim
is to establish normal relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The
objective of the inclusion of the Safarov Case into the PACE agenda
is the discussion of the situation", - stated Jean-Claude Mignon.
The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
emphasized once more that he was against the establishment of a
subcommittee on the Nagorno Karabakh issue in the framework of PACE
and stated that he would assist all the efforts of the OSCE Minsk
Group in the conflict regulation issue.
"On the other hand we support the establishment of negotiations between
the delegations of the two countries in the framework of the European
Union. I will meet the delegations of Armenia and Azerbaijan and I
would like to hold normal negotiations", - said the President of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Jean-Claude Mignon.
PACE Bureau decided to include the Safarov Case, raised by the Armenian
deputies, as urgent and actual into the autumn session agenda of the
Parliamentary Assembly and discuss it during the Plenary Session on
October 4.
On February 19 2004 in Budapest Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov,
who axe-murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan while sleeping,
when they were participating in NATO English Language Courses in the
capital of Hungary, was sentenced to life imprisonment without right
to be pardoned for 30 years. On August 31 2012 Safarov was extradited
from Hungary to Azerbaijan and was pardoned by the President Ilham
Aliyev. The murderer was advanced to mayor, provided with a passport,
an apartment and given national hero. Armenia suspended diplomatic
relations with Hungary.
Different international and local organizations, political authorities
and figures made announcements condemning the Hungarian-Azerbaijani
criminal deal. Hungary has already announced about its readiness to
renew the diplomatic relations with Armenia.