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ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: UNTIL MOST RECENT, WE HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT SAFAROV WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE HIS SENTENCE IN HUNGARY
Mediamax
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/politics/5708/
Aug 31 2012
Armenia
Yerevan, August 31. /Mediamax/. About two weeks ago, the Armenian
Foreign Ministry received reports about Hungarian authorities' decision
to extradite Ramil Safarov, who was serving a life sentence in Budapest
for killing Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan, to Azerbaijan.
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told this
Mediamax today.
He noted that that immediately after receiving the information, the
Foreign Ministry took steps through official and other channels to
confirm it, holding meetings at various levels. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan
said that following these meetings and until most recent the Armenian
side was assured that Ramil Safarov will continue to serve his sentence
in Hungary.
"The behavior of Hungarian authorities is especially unacceptable given
the fact that the Armenian authorities, expressing extreme concern over
this information, tried to get clarifications from the authorities
of Hungary, and until most recent we've heard assurances that this
issue is not on the agenda," Deputy Foreign Minister told Mediamax.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan declared today that "we suspend
diplomatic relations and all official ties with Hungary".
"This issue has been discussed during each and every meeting with the
President of Hungary, Speaker of the Parliament, Foreign Minister
and Ambassador of Hungary, and we have been assured on numerous
occasions that such a transfer or a return of a criminal to Azerbaijan
was excluded. We have received that same response to our requests
during our contacts just a few days ago with the representatives of
the Hungarian Foreign Ministry and Parliament. But as a result of
perfidious developments the murderer has turned up in Baku and got
released", President said.
Mediamax
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/politics/5708/
Aug 31 2012
Armenia
Yerevan, August 31. /Mediamax/. About two weeks ago, the Armenian
Foreign Ministry received reports about Hungarian authorities' decision
to extradite Ramil Safarov, who was serving a life sentence in Budapest
for killing Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan, to Azerbaijan.
Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told this
Mediamax today.
He noted that that immediately after receiving the information, the
Foreign Ministry took steps through official and other channels to
confirm it, holding meetings at various levels. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan
said that following these meetings and until most recent the Armenian
side was assured that Ramil Safarov will continue to serve his sentence
in Hungary.
"The behavior of Hungarian authorities is especially unacceptable given
the fact that the Armenian authorities, expressing extreme concern over
this information, tried to get clarifications from the authorities
of Hungary, and until most recent we've heard assurances that this
issue is not on the agenda," Deputy Foreign Minister told Mediamax.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan declared today that "we suspend
diplomatic relations and all official ties with Hungary".
"This issue has been discussed during each and every meeting with the
President of Hungary, Speaker of the Parliament, Foreign Minister
and Ambassador of Hungary, and we have been assured on numerous
occasions that such a transfer or a return of a criminal to Azerbaijan
was excluded. We have received that same response to our requests
during our contacts just a few days ago with the representatives of
the Hungarian Foreign Ministry and Parliament. But as a result of
perfidious developments the murderer has turned up in Baku and got
released", President said.