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ARMENIA HAD RECEIVED CONFIRMATIONS FROM THE HUNGARIAN SIDE ABOUT THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF SAFAROV'S TRANSFER
Lusine Vasilyan
"Radiolur"
05.09.2012 19:03
Azerbaijan has been working intensively ever since 2004 to transfer
Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan, and Armenia has been drawing the attention
of the Hungarian authorities to the unacceptability of transfer of
the criminal and has received confirmations on many occasions that it
is impossible, Armenian Foreign Minister said at the special sitting
of the National Assembly.
"On August 24 we sent a written inquiry to the Hungarian authorities
to get a confirmation. On August 28 the Armenian side initiated
meetings at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and received
the confirmation of the Hungarian side that the extradition was
impossible," Minister Nalbandian said.
The subsequent developments are known, and according to the Foreign
Minister, today the Hungarian government is unable to provide any
reasonable explanation of the abrupt change in its position and its
trust in the assurances of the Azerbaijani side.
Also, the Hungarian side is unable to explain why it acted secretly.
According to Nalbandian, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs were also
unaware of the ongoing talks.
Minister Nalbandian stressed that the Azerbaijani-Hungarian deal caused
a serious damage to the peace process on the settlement of the Karabakh
conflict and the efforts to establish peace and security in the region.
As for the future steps, Armenia will continue its balanced and
constructive policy acceptable to the international community and will
add to the efforts targeted at the settlement of the issue through
the realization of the right of the people of Nagorno Karabakh.
Lusine Vasilyan
"Radiolur"
05.09.2012 19:03
Azerbaijan has been working intensively ever since 2004 to transfer
Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan, and Armenia has been drawing the attention
of the Hungarian authorities to the unacceptability of transfer of
the criminal and has received confirmations on many occasions that it
is impossible, Armenian Foreign Minister said at the special sitting
of the National Assembly.
"On August 24 we sent a written inquiry to the Hungarian authorities
to get a confirmation. On August 28 the Armenian side initiated
meetings at the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and received
the confirmation of the Hungarian side that the extradition was
impossible," Minister Nalbandian said.
The subsequent developments are known, and according to the Foreign
Minister, today the Hungarian government is unable to provide any
reasonable explanation of the abrupt change in its position and its
trust in the assurances of the Azerbaijani side.
Also, the Hungarian side is unable to explain why it acted secretly.
According to Nalbandian, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs were also
unaware of the ongoing talks.
Minister Nalbandian stressed that the Azerbaijani-Hungarian deal caused
a serious damage to the peace process on the settlement of the Karabakh
conflict and the efforts to establish peace and security in the region.
As for the future steps, Armenia will continue its balanced and
constructive policy acceptable to the international community and will
add to the efforts targeted at the settlement of the issue through
the realization of the right of the people of Nagorno Karabakh.