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FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF HUNGARY CRITICIZES CURRENT HUNGARIAN AUTHORITIES FOR THEIR DECISION TO EXTRADITE RAMIL SAFAROV
arminfo
Wednesday, September 5, 19:51
I was sorry to hear about the Hungarian government's decision on the
repatriation of a perpetrator to Azerbaijan who brutally murdered an
Armenian officer in Budapest, former Prime Minister of Hungary Ferenc
Gyurcsany said in his letter to President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
"In relation to this issue let me share with you my views that
the decision that has been taken by the Hungarian authorities is
unacceptable, humiliating, tactless against the Armenia people, and
seriously misunderstands the regional sensitivities. Let me also inform
you that the repatriation and the decision has provoked widespread
outrage in the Hungarian public opinion which led to demonstrations
in Budapest protesting the decision," Gyurcsany said.
He said that the Azeri authorities have already requested informally
Hungary for the repatriation of the perpetrator many times during his
term. "However, in the absence of appropriate guarantees impeding
the release of the perpetrator, my government then decided not
to accommodate the Azeri request. I must acknowledge that the
current decision of the Hungarian authorities may limit the speed
of development of the Armenian-Azeri relationship, and may inflict
significant moral harms to the Armenian-Hungarian relations, too,"
the ex Hungarian PM said.
As former Prime Minister of Hungary he assured Sargsyan and the
Armenian people that, in contrast to the decision of the current
Hungarian government, many in Hungary share the concerns raised by
the Armenian side vis-a-vis the repatriation of the Azeri perpetrator
and the Azeri decision to release the murderer.
"Having said that let me assure the Armenian people of my solidarity
and express my sympathy to the family and relatives of Gurgen
Margaryan, the Armenian officer murdered. I hope that the friendly
relationship between the peoples of Armenia and Hungary will continue
to strengthen in the future," Gyurcsany concluded.
Ramil Safarov, an Azeri officer sentenced by a Hungarian court to
life in jail for brutally killing an Armenian officer in Budapest
in 2004, was extradited to Azerbaijan on Aug 31 and pardoned by the
Azeri President once back home.
arminfo
Wednesday, September 5, 19:51
I was sorry to hear about the Hungarian government's decision on the
repatriation of a perpetrator to Azerbaijan who brutally murdered an
Armenian officer in Budapest, former Prime Minister of Hungary Ferenc
Gyurcsany said in his letter to President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
"In relation to this issue let me share with you my views that
the decision that has been taken by the Hungarian authorities is
unacceptable, humiliating, tactless against the Armenia people, and
seriously misunderstands the regional sensitivities. Let me also inform
you that the repatriation and the decision has provoked widespread
outrage in the Hungarian public opinion which led to demonstrations
in Budapest protesting the decision," Gyurcsany said.
He said that the Azeri authorities have already requested informally
Hungary for the repatriation of the perpetrator many times during his
term. "However, in the absence of appropriate guarantees impeding
the release of the perpetrator, my government then decided not
to accommodate the Azeri request. I must acknowledge that the
current decision of the Hungarian authorities may limit the speed
of development of the Armenian-Azeri relationship, and may inflict
significant moral harms to the Armenian-Hungarian relations, too,"
the ex Hungarian PM said.
As former Prime Minister of Hungary he assured Sargsyan and the
Armenian people that, in contrast to the decision of the current
Hungarian government, many in Hungary share the concerns raised by
the Armenian side vis-a-vis the repatriation of the Azeri perpetrator
and the Azeri decision to release the murderer.
"Having said that let me assure the Armenian people of my solidarity
and express my sympathy to the family and relatives of Gurgen
Margaryan, the Armenian officer murdered. I hope that the friendly
relationship between the peoples of Armenia and Hungary will continue
to strengthen in the future," Gyurcsany concluded.
Ramil Safarov, an Azeri officer sentenced by a Hungarian court to
life in jail for brutally killing an Armenian officer in Budapest
in 2004, was extradited to Azerbaijan on Aug 31 and pardoned by the
Azeri President once back home.