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THE APPROPRIATENESS OF MAINTAINING DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH HUNGARY MUST BE DISCUSSED, PRESIDENT SAYS
armradio.am
31.08.2012 19:14
President Serzh Sargsyan invited today a meeting of the RA National
Security Council. At the meeting discussed was the fact of the covert
extradition by the Hungarian authorities to Azerbaijan of the officer
of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Ramil Safarov, who was serving his
sentence in prison for the vicious, hate murder in 2004 in Budapest
of the officer of the RA Army Gurgen Margarian and the measures to
be undertaken by Armenia under the current circumstances.
Speaking at the meeting, President Sargsyan said: "You already know
what has happened: the brigand, who murdered Gurgen Margarian, was
returned by the Hungarian authorities to Azerbaijan and President
Aliev granted pardon to that murderer. We clearly will not tolerate
that and have to decide on our future steps.
First, it was explicit and has already been done - the RA Minister
of Defense and Chief of Staff have ordered special alert. It is a
necessary condition.
Second, Gorik Gurgenovich, (Head of the RA National Security Service)
I will see you in my office right after this meeting - I have a
special assignment for you.
Third, I want us to discuss the appropriateness of maintaining
diplomatic relations with Hungary.
Fourth, I believe, it would be right for the RA National Assembly to
convene a session and discuss this issue.
Next, I think as early as tomorrow letters must be sent to the leaders
of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair states. All our diplomatic structures
must receive corresponding instructions. I have already spoken to
the leaders of our traditional parties, and I trust our people abroad
ought to speak out on this too. The Hungarian authorities must realize
that it was a huge mistake. In fact, they cut a deal with the Azeri
authorities, and the commentaries of the Azerbaijani side that the
secret negotiations have been going on for almost a year and that the
issue was eventually solved during the Hungarian Prime Minister's
official visit to Baku prove that there has been no decision of
the Minister of Justice but rather a coordinated action by the two
countries which cut a deal, agreed actions of their authorities. We
have to present an equivalent response. It was not a plain murder; it
was a hate crime on ethnic grounds, which has been exonerated by the
country which is a member to the European Union. It's a nasty thing."
armradio.am
31.08.2012 19:14
President Serzh Sargsyan invited today a meeting of the RA National
Security Council. At the meeting discussed was the fact of the covert
extradition by the Hungarian authorities to Azerbaijan of the officer
of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Ramil Safarov, who was serving his
sentence in prison for the vicious, hate murder in 2004 in Budapest
of the officer of the RA Army Gurgen Margarian and the measures to
be undertaken by Armenia under the current circumstances.
Speaking at the meeting, President Sargsyan said: "You already know
what has happened: the brigand, who murdered Gurgen Margarian, was
returned by the Hungarian authorities to Azerbaijan and President
Aliev granted pardon to that murderer. We clearly will not tolerate
that and have to decide on our future steps.
First, it was explicit and has already been done - the RA Minister
of Defense and Chief of Staff have ordered special alert. It is a
necessary condition.
Second, Gorik Gurgenovich, (Head of the RA National Security Service)
I will see you in my office right after this meeting - I have a
special assignment for you.
Third, I want us to discuss the appropriateness of maintaining
diplomatic relations with Hungary.
Fourth, I believe, it would be right for the RA National Assembly to
convene a session and discuss this issue.
Next, I think as early as tomorrow letters must be sent to the leaders
of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair states. All our diplomatic structures
must receive corresponding instructions. I have already spoken to
the leaders of our traditional parties, and I trust our people abroad
ought to speak out on this too. The Hungarian authorities must realize
that it was a huge mistake. In fact, they cut a deal with the Azeri
authorities, and the commentaries of the Azerbaijani side that the
secret negotiations have been going on for almost a year and that the
issue was eventually solved during the Hungarian Prime Minister's
official visit to Baku prove that there has been no decision of
the Minister of Justice but rather a coordinated action by the two
countries which cut a deal, agreed actions of their authorities. We
have to present an equivalent response. It was not a plain murder; it
was a hate crime on ethnic grounds, which has been exonerated by the
country which is a member to the European Union. It's a nasty thing."