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AZERBAIJAN DELIVERS NOTE TO HUNGARY
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Sept 6 2012
Azerbaijan has delivered to Hungary a note which stated that Ramil
Safarov was released in accordance with Azerbaijani legislation and
international norms, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman
Abdullayev said at a briefing on Thursday.
The note, according to the spokesman, also noted that the country's
constitution gives the president of Azerbaijan exclusive right
to pardon.
"Procedure for transfer and pardon of Safarov was made in accordance
with Azerbaijani and international law," Abdullayev said.
He said Safarov's matter should be considered in the context of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as Safarov witnessed ethnic cleansing by
Armenia against the Azerbaijani population.
Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, who was convicted in Hungary,
returned to Azerbaijan on Aug. 31. The same day, under an order of
the head of state, he was pardoned.
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 Armenian officer
Gurgen Margaryan, who insulted the Azerbaijani flag. As the result
of the verdict by the Budapest court, Safarov was sentenced to life
imprisonment without the right of pardon during 30 years.
Immediately after the Azerbaijani officer's release, Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan announced that Armenia suspends diplomatic relations
and all official contacts with Hungary.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. -
are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Thursday, 6 September 2012 Source: Trend AZ
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Sept 6 2012
Azerbaijan has delivered to Hungary a note which stated that Ramil
Safarov was released in accordance with Azerbaijani legislation and
international norms, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry spokesman Elman
Abdullayev said at a briefing on Thursday.
The note, according to the spokesman, also noted that the country's
constitution gives the president of Azerbaijan exclusive right
to pardon.
"Procedure for transfer and pardon of Safarov was made in accordance
with Azerbaijani and international law," Abdullayev said.
He said Safarov's matter should be considered in the context of the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as Safarov witnessed ethnic cleansing by
Armenia against the Azerbaijani population.
Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, who was convicted in Hungary,
returned to Azerbaijan on Aug. 31. The same day, under an order of
the head of state, he was pardoned.
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 Armenian officer
Gurgen Margaryan, who insulted the Azerbaijani flag. As the result
of the verdict by the Budapest court, Safarov was sentenced to life
imprisonment without the right of pardon during 30 years.
Immediately after the Azerbaijani officer's release, Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan announced that Armenia suspends diplomatic relations
and all official contacts with Hungary.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. -
are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
Thursday, 6 September 2012 Source: Trend AZ