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SERZH SARGSYAN: HUNGARIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE MADE A ROUGH MISTAKE BY ENTERING INTO COLLUSION WITH AZERBAIJAN
arminfo
Friday, August 31, 21:20
The Hungarian authorities should realize that they have made a rough
mistake by entering into collusion with Azerbaijan, and Armenia
will give a relevant response to this incident, Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan said during today's emergency sitting of the National
Security Council, the presidential press service told ArmInfo.
"You are already aware of what has happened. The basibozuk
(headbreaker), who cruelly killed Gourgen Margaryan, the lieutenant
of the Armenian army, has been extradited by the Hungarian authorities
to Azerbaijan, where President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has granted
him a pardon. We can't keep silence, we must coordinate our further
actions", Sargsyan said.
He said that the first thing already done by the Defense Minister of
Armenia is that the vigilance of the Armenian armed forces has been
increased. Second, Serzh Sargsyan gave a special instruction to Gorik
Hakobyan, Head of the Armenian National Security Service.
The President pointed out the inexpediency of further diplomatic
relations with Hungary and instructed the National Assembly to arrange
a special meeting to discuss the incident.
"Moreover, we must send relevant letters to the OSCE Minsk Group co-
chairs and must give instructions to all Armenian embassies. The
Armenian Diaspora must also express its opinion on the matter. This
is not just a murder but an ethnic murder justified by an EU member
state," Sargsyan said.
Earlier in the day Sargsyan convened a special meeting of the National
Security Council. Invited to the meeting were the ambassadors of
UN member states to Armenia and the heads of the Yerevan offices of
international organizations.
On Aug 31 Azeri mass media reported that Ramil Safarov, an Azeri
officer sentenced by a Hungarian court to life in jail for killing
sleeping Armenian officer Gourgen Margaryan with an axe in Budapest
in 2004, was extradited to Azerbaijan. The same day Azeri President
Ilham Aliyev decreed to pardon the criminal.
arminfo
Friday, August 31, 21:20
The Hungarian authorities should realize that they have made a rough
mistake by entering into collusion with Azerbaijan, and Armenia
will give a relevant response to this incident, Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan said during today's emergency sitting of the National
Security Council, the presidential press service told ArmInfo.
"You are already aware of what has happened. The basibozuk
(headbreaker), who cruelly killed Gourgen Margaryan, the lieutenant
of the Armenian army, has been extradited by the Hungarian authorities
to Azerbaijan, where President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has granted
him a pardon. We can't keep silence, we must coordinate our further
actions", Sargsyan said.
He said that the first thing already done by the Defense Minister of
Armenia is that the vigilance of the Armenian armed forces has been
increased. Second, Serzh Sargsyan gave a special instruction to Gorik
Hakobyan, Head of the Armenian National Security Service.
The President pointed out the inexpediency of further diplomatic
relations with Hungary and instructed the National Assembly to arrange
a special meeting to discuss the incident.
"Moreover, we must send relevant letters to the OSCE Minsk Group co-
chairs and must give instructions to all Armenian embassies. The
Armenian Diaspora must also express its opinion on the matter. This
is not just a murder but an ethnic murder justified by an EU member
state," Sargsyan said.
Earlier in the day Sargsyan convened a special meeting of the National
Security Council. Invited to the meeting were the ambassadors of
UN member states to Armenia and the heads of the Yerevan offices of
international organizations.
On Aug 31 Azeri mass media reported that Ramil Safarov, an Azeri
officer sentenced by a Hungarian court to life in jail for killing
sleeping Armenian officer Gourgen Margaryan with an axe in Budapest
in 2004, was extradited to Azerbaijan. The same day Azeri President
Ilham Aliyev decreed to pardon the criminal.