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HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY CALL RUMOURS OF POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH AZERBAIJAN ABSURD
Trend News Agency
Baku, Azerbaijan
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News
September 5, 2012 Wednesday
by S.Agayeva, Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan
Sept. 05--The Hungarian Foreign Ministry has called absurd, the
information about the suspension of diplomatic relations with
Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani ambassador to Hungary Vilayat Guliyev told
Trend, commenting on the statement of Armenian media.
He noted that he has met with Hungary's director of the Department of
Foreign Affairs on Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia,
Erne Keshneni, who called the reports absurd. A Hungarian Foreign
Ministry spokesman said that Budapest intends to develop further
relations with all countries, including Azerbaijan and Armenia,
if Yerevan restores the diplomatic relations.
Hungary is considering the suspension of relations with Azerbaijan,
Armenian media reported today, citing a source in the OSCE Secretariat
in Vienna. According to the source the issue was , supposedly discussed
yesterday at a formal dinner with a member of the Hungarian Mission to
the OSCE and an American diplomat and is regarded as one of the ways
out of a difficult foreign policy situation in which the Hungary
is after the extradition of Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov to
Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, who was convicted in Hungary,
returned to Azerbaijan last Friday. On the same day he was pardoned
by the Head of State.
Ramil Safarov was born on August 25, 1977 in the Jabrail region of
Azerbaijan. Safarov, 34, who participated in NATO exercises in 2004 in
Hungary, was charged with the murder of the Armenian officer Gurgen
Margaryan, who insulted the Azerbaijani flag. By the verdict of the
Budapest court, Safarov was sentenced to life imprisonment without
the right of pardon during 30 years.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan announced that Armenia had suspended
diplomatic relations and official contacts with Hungary immediately
after the liberation of the Azerbaijani officer.
Guliyev noted that two days ago, he met with Secretary of State of the
Office of Prime Minister of Hungary on International Relations Peter
Szijjarto, who said that the matter is now closed for Budapest and
yesterday Prime Minister Viktor Orban also said that the question of
Safarov's extradition was carried out in accordance with international
standards and with transparency.
"There are various rumours and reports on the Safarov issue and
Hungary's consideration of suspension of diplomatic relations with
Azerbaijan is one of them," the Ambassador said.
"The two countries continue to cooperate and we intend to continue to
develop our relationship. There are plans to hold the next meeting
of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation and
the governments of both countries are preparing for this meeting,
Guliyev said.
From: Baghdasarian
Trend News Agency
Baku, Azerbaijan
Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News
September 5, 2012 Wednesday
by S.Agayeva, Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan
Sept. 05--The Hungarian Foreign Ministry has called absurd, the
information about the suspension of diplomatic relations with
Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani ambassador to Hungary Vilayat Guliyev told
Trend, commenting on the statement of Armenian media.
He noted that he has met with Hungary's director of the Department of
Foreign Affairs on Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia,
Erne Keshneni, who called the reports absurd. A Hungarian Foreign
Ministry spokesman said that Budapest intends to develop further
relations with all countries, including Azerbaijan and Armenia,
if Yerevan restores the diplomatic relations.
Hungary is considering the suspension of relations with Azerbaijan,
Armenian media reported today, citing a source in the OSCE Secretariat
in Vienna. According to the source the issue was , supposedly discussed
yesterday at a formal dinner with a member of the Hungarian Mission to
the OSCE and an American diplomat and is regarded as one of the ways
out of a difficult foreign policy situation in which the Hungary
is after the extradition of Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov to
Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, who was convicted in Hungary,
returned to Azerbaijan last Friday. On the same day he was pardoned
by the Head of State.
Ramil Safarov was born on August 25, 1977 in the Jabrail region of
Azerbaijan. Safarov, 34, who participated in NATO exercises in 2004 in
Hungary, was charged with the murder of the Armenian officer Gurgen
Margaryan, who insulted the Azerbaijani flag. By the verdict of the
Budapest court, Safarov was sentenced to life imprisonment without
the right of pardon during 30 years.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan announced that Armenia had suspended
diplomatic relations and official contacts with Hungary immediately
after the liberation of the Azerbaijani officer.
Guliyev noted that two days ago, he met with Secretary of State of the
Office of Prime Minister of Hungary on International Relations Peter
Szijjarto, who said that the matter is now closed for Budapest and
yesterday Prime Minister Viktor Orban also said that the question of
Safarov's extradition was carried out in accordance with international
standards and with transparency.
"There are various rumours and reports on the Safarov issue and
Hungary's consideration of suspension of diplomatic relations with
Azerbaijan is one of them," the Ambassador said.
"The two countries continue to cooperate and we intend to continue to
develop our relationship. There are plans to hold the next meeting
of the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation and
the governments of both countries are preparing for this meeting,
Guliyev said.
From: Baghdasarian