Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

MFA: Armenia already notified Hungary about the decision to suspend

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • MFA: Armenia already notified Hungary about the decision to suspend

    Mediamax, Armenia
    Sept 1 2012


    MFA: Armenia already notified Hungary about the decision to suspend
    diplomatic relations


    Yerevan/Mediamax/. Armenian MFA stated it has already notified Hungary
    about the decision to suspend diplomatic relations.

    The statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia reads this.

    `On 31 August, 2012 the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice
    of Hungary has announced about its authorization to transfer Ramil
    Sahib Safarov, an Azerbaijani national imprisoned in Hungary since 19
    February 2004, sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Gurgen
    Margaryan, an Armenian national, to Azerbaijan. In adopting such
    decision, the Ministry referred to the Strasburg Convention on the
    Transfer of Sentenced Persons.

    The transfer of Ramil Sahib Safarov has been executed without delay.
    Furthermore, President of Azerbaijan has issued a decree granting
    pardon to Ramil Sahib Safarov, who already enjoys freedom in
    Azerbaijan.

    Ramil Sahib Safarov has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the
    Courts of Hungary for committing an act of murder against Gurgen
    Margaryan, an Armenian national. Both Safarov and Margaryan have been
    visiting Budapest to participate in a NATO PfP language training
    course. While the Government of Hungary as the host state, has failed
    to ensure the security of the Armenian participant at an international
    event on its territory, its law enforcement institutions and Courts
    have acted promptly to bring the perpetrator to justice.

    The Government of Hungary has been informed on numerous occasions by
    the authorities of Armenia about the environment of glorification and
    justification of the murderous act of Ramil Sahib Safarov, cultivated
    in Azerbaijan at official level, including the level of President of
    Azerbaijan. The Government of Hungary could not have failed to note
    the numerous public statements of the Azerbaijani officials at
    different levels to this effect, which should have been sufficient
    grounds for the doubt about the continuation of the enforcement of the
    sentence in Azerbaijan. Therefore, the Government of Hungary should
    have foreseen the implications of its decision to transfer Ramil Sahib
    Safarov, which effectively resulted in the termination of serving
    justice by a perpetrator of a murderous act. The Government of Hungary
    therefore shares moral responsibility for sponsoring a grave criminal
    act.

    The Government of Hungary, at different levels, including the highest,
    have consistently and up until the last moment assured the Government
    of Armenia that it will not take any steps whatsoever, which would
    result in the termination of serving justice by the perpetrator of a
    heinous murder and explicitly excluded any option for the execution of
    the transfer. The manner, in which the Government of Hungary has acted
    in respect of this matter, is also a cause for a deep regret.

    Armenia considers the above decision of the Government of Hungary as
    an unfriendly act, undermining the good co-operative relations between
    Armenia and Hungary. Today the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
    notified the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary about the decision
    of the Government of Armenia to suspend diplomatic relations between
    the two states', the statement says.

Working...
X