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NATO SAYS AZERBAIJANI OFFICIAL PARDON UNDERMINES CONFIDENCE IN THE REGION
RIA NOVOSTI
September 6, 2012
The NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen
The Secretary General of the NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said today
that the pardon Ramil Safarov Azerbaijani officer, which caused the
rupture of relations between Armenia and Hungary , damaging confidence
in the region.
"This decision of Azerbaijan (pardon Safarov) undermines the confidence
and the peace process. Stance is that I express NATO," Rasmussen said
at a meeting with students and faculty of the University of Yerevan.
Last Friday, Armenia suspended diplomatic relations with Hungary after
the controversial extradition Ramil Safarov Azerbaijani Lieutenant,
sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Armenian military
Gurguén Margarian, in 2004, and pardoned just inside the homeland.
President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, described as "serious mistake"
the decision of Hungary and accused of agreeing to a compromise with
Azerbaijan. According to the press, Azerbaijan plans to invest up to
EUR 3,000 million in the purchase of Hungarian bonds.
Safarov and Margarian in Budapest to attend an English course in the
framework of the Partnership for Peace program of NATO. In February
2004, the Azerbaijani serviceman killed his colleague Armenian ax
while he slept. The trial demonstrated the political connotation
of crime: Hatred Azerbaijanis and Armenians maintained a result of
the former Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Hungary Safarov was sentenced
to life imprisonment without right of pardon for 30 years. However,
the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev, pardoned him immediately
after repatriation, indeed, promoted him to the rank of major.
"I am very concerned the attitude of Azerbaijan and tomorrow (Friday),
during my visit to Baku, I will get my message to Azerbaijan in
the same way I did today in Yerevan," said Rasmussen quoted by
Novosti-Armenia.
Armenia and Azerbaijan for over two decades faced by Nagorno-Karabakh,
an area of â~@~Kâ~@~Kmostly Armenian population in 1988 was separated
from the then Soviet Socialist Republic of Azerbaijan for three years
later proclaim independence.
The secession led to a war between Baku and Yerevan, which lasted
until May 1994 as a result of which Azerbaijan lost control over
Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts.
Since 1992, the Karabakh settlement is being negotiated in the
framework of the Minsk Group of the OSCE co-chaired by the U.S., France
and Russia. Azerbaijan insists restore its territorial integrity and
Armenia defends the interests of the rebel republic of Karabakh is
not part of the negotiating process.
From: A. Papazian
RIA NOVOSTI
September 6, 2012
The NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen
The Secretary General of the NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said today
that the pardon Ramil Safarov Azerbaijani officer, which caused the
rupture of relations between Armenia and Hungary , damaging confidence
in the region.
"This decision of Azerbaijan (pardon Safarov) undermines the confidence
and the peace process. Stance is that I express NATO," Rasmussen said
at a meeting with students and faculty of the University of Yerevan.
Last Friday, Armenia suspended diplomatic relations with Hungary after
the controversial extradition Ramil Safarov Azerbaijani Lieutenant,
sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Armenian military
Gurguén Margarian, in 2004, and pardoned just inside the homeland.
President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, described as "serious mistake"
the decision of Hungary and accused of agreeing to a compromise with
Azerbaijan. According to the press, Azerbaijan plans to invest up to
EUR 3,000 million in the purchase of Hungarian bonds.
Safarov and Margarian in Budapest to attend an English course in the
framework of the Partnership for Peace program of NATO. In February
2004, the Azerbaijani serviceman killed his colleague Armenian ax
while he slept. The trial demonstrated the political connotation
of crime: Hatred Azerbaijanis and Armenians maintained a result of
the former Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Hungary Safarov was sentenced
to life imprisonment without right of pardon for 30 years. However,
the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliev, pardoned him immediately
after repatriation, indeed, promoted him to the rank of major.
"I am very concerned the attitude of Azerbaijan and tomorrow (Friday),
during my visit to Baku, I will get my message to Azerbaijan in
the same way I did today in Yerevan," said Rasmussen quoted by
Novosti-Armenia.
Armenia and Azerbaijan for over two decades faced by Nagorno-Karabakh,
an area of â~@~Kâ~@~Kmostly Armenian population in 1988 was separated
from the then Soviet Socialist Republic of Azerbaijan for three years
later proclaim independence.
The secession led to a war between Baku and Yerevan, which lasted
until May 1994 as a result of which Azerbaijan lost control over
Nagorno-Karabakh and seven surrounding districts.
Since 1992, the Karabakh settlement is being negotiated in the
framework of the Minsk Group of the OSCE co-chaired by the U.S., France
and Russia. Azerbaijan insists restore its territorial integrity and
Armenia defends the interests of the rebel republic of Karabakh is
not part of the negotiating process.
From: A. Papazian