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IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO RECONCILE WITH NOTION OF KILLING SLEEPING MAN - KARABAKH DEFENSE MINISTER
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October 26, 2012 | 11:32
The granting of pardon to Ramil Safarov shows who our adversary is,
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Defense Minister Movses Hakobyan
stated during a press conference on Thursday.
"I have a respect toward the adversary, but to the adversary that
fights in the battlefield. If he [that is, Safarov] had killed our
officer in a noble battle, I, probably, would have respected him. But
it's impossible to reconcile with the notion of killing a sleeping man,
moreover, for being an Armenian," Hakobyan stressed.
At the same time the Minister noted that this incident had somewhat
of a positive impact on the NKR army. "Now, no efforts are required
to explain who our adversary is. We understand who our enemy is and
what we should be ready for," he said.
Movses Hakobyan added that the OSCE Minsk Group's Co-Chairing countries
likewise are reacting negatively to Safarov's pardon. "The Co-Chairs
also understand that Azerbaijan is not behaving like a neighbor,"
he stated.
Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier that Ramil Safarov, a lieutenant
in the Azerbaijani military, was extradited on August 31 from Hungary,
where he was serving a life sentence-and with no expression of
either regret or remorse-for the premeditated axe murder of Armenian
lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, in his sleep, during a NATO Partnership
for Peace program in Budapest back in 2004.
As expected, Ramil Safarov's return to Baku was welcomed, as was
his act of murder, by the officials of president Ilham Aliyev's
government and much of Azerbaijani society, and the Azerbaijani
president immediately granted him a pardon.
And Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan announced on August 31 that
Armenia is suspending its diplomatic ties with Hungary.
Ramil Safarov's pardoning is condemned by virtually all international
organizations.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
October 26, 2012 | 11:32
The granting of pardon to Ramil Safarov shows who our adversary is,
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Defense Minister Movses Hakobyan
stated during a press conference on Thursday.
"I have a respect toward the adversary, but to the adversary that
fights in the battlefield. If he [that is, Safarov] had killed our
officer in a noble battle, I, probably, would have respected him. But
it's impossible to reconcile with the notion of killing a sleeping man,
moreover, for being an Armenian," Hakobyan stressed.
At the same time the Minister noted that this incident had somewhat
of a positive impact on the NKR army. "Now, no efforts are required
to explain who our adversary is. We understand who our enemy is and
what we should be ready for," he said.
Movses Hakobyan added that the OSCE Minsk Group's Co-Chairing countries
likewise are reacting negatively to Safarov's pardon. "The Co-Chairs
also understand that Azerbaijan is not behaving like a neighbor,"
he stated.
Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier that Ramil Safarov, a lieutenant
in the Azerbaijani military, was extradited on August 31 from Hungary,
where he was serving a life sentence-and with no expression of
either regret or remorse-for the premeditated axe murder of Armenian
lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, in his sleep, during a NATO Partnership
for Peace program in Budapest back in 2004.
As expected, Ramil Safarov's return to Baku was welcomed, as was
his act of murder, by the officials of president Ilham Aliyev's
government and much of Azerbaijani society, and the Azerbaijani
president immediately granted him a pardon.
And Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan announced on August 31 that
Armenia is suspending its diplomatic ties with Hungary.
Ramil Safarov's pardoning is condemned by virtually all international
organizations.
From: Baghdasarian