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ITAR-TASS, Russia
August 31, 2012 Friday 10:38 PM GMT+4
Armenia suspends diplomatic relations, official contacts with Hungary
YEREVAN August 31
Armenia suspends diplomatic relations and official contacts with
Hungary, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at an urgent meeting
with the ambassadors of UN member countries and heads of Armenian
offices of international organizations on Friday.
The reason is the Hungarian decision to extradite Azerbaijani army
officer Ramil Safarov, "who brutally killed Armenian Senior Lieutenant
Gurgen Markarian in Budapest for xenophobia motives in 2004," he said.
The officers were studying at English language courses of the
Hungarian National Defense University under the NATO Partnership for
Peace Program. Safarov killed sleeping Markarian with an axe. He was
extradited to Azerbaijan and pardoned by Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev on Friday.
"The authorities of Hungary, a member country of the European Union
and NATO, made a deal with the Azerbaijani authorities. As a result,
the killer returned to Baku and was freed. The Hungarian authorities
must understand that they made a big mistake," the Armenian president
said.
He said at a meeting of the Armenian National Security Council he had
ordered the defense minister and the General Staff chief to put the
armed forces on the alert.
It was also announced that Armenian Parliament Speaker Ovik Abramian
had delayed an official visit to Hungary scheduled for September. He
was supposed to make the visit by the invitation of the Hungarian
parliament head, the Armenian National Assembly reported.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
August 31, 2012 Friday 10:38 PM GMT+4
Armenia suspends diplomatic relations, official contacts with Hungary
YEREVAN August 31
Armenia suspends diplomatic relations and official contacts with
Hungary, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at an urgent meeting
with the ambassadors of UN member countries and heads of Armenian
offices of international organizations on Friday.
The reason is the Hungarian decision to extradite Azerbaijani army
officer Ramil Safarov, "who brutally killed Armenian Senior Lieutenant
Gurgen Markarian in Budapest for xenophobia motives in 2004," he said.
The officers were studying at English language courses of the
Hungarian National Defense University under the NATO Partnership for
Peace Program. Safarov killed sleeping Markarian with an axe. He was
extradited to Azerbaijan and pardoned by Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev on Friday.
"The authorities of Hungary, a member country of the European Union
and NATO, made a deal with the Azerbaijani authorities. As a result,
the killer returned to Baku and was freed. The Hungarian authorities
must understand that they made a big mistake," the Armenian president
said.
He said at a meeting of the Armenian National Security Council he had
ordered the defense minister and the General Staff chief to put the
armed forces on the alert.
It was also announced that Armenian Parliament Speaker Ovik Abramian
had delayed an official visit to Hungary scheduled for September. He
was supposed to make the visit by the invitation of the Hungarian
parliament head, the Armenian National Assembly reported.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress