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BOSTON AREA REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH HUNGARIAN CONSUL
ARMENPRESS
10 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS: Representatives from Armenian
organizations met with Dr. Gabor Garai, the Hungarian consul in
Boston, to voice their outrage at the Hungarian government's decision
to extradite Ramil Safarov, who in 2006 was convicted of axing to
death Armenian Lt. Gurgen Markaryan, to Azerbaijan last month, where
he received a hero's welcome, reports Armenpress citing The Armenian
Weekly. The delegates expressed their consternation at the Hungarian
government's unremorseful stance, despite being warned in advance of
the consequences of the extradition. They stressed that support for
Safarov in Azerbaijan is the crystallization of rabid anti-Armenian
sentiments there. Armenians will never be safe under Azerbaijani
control, they said, adding that in order to undo some of the damage,
Hungary must recognize Nagorno-Karabagh's independence, or at the
very least the right of its people to self-determination. Garai
assured the delegates that he would relay their concerns to the
Hungarian government. Garai was presented with a copy of the latest
issue of the Armenian Weekly, which provides detailed coverage of the
developments surrounding Safarov's extradition and release, as well
as Anna Turcotte's Nowhere, a Story of Exile, which tells the story of
the author's experiences in Baku as a child, and her escape to Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian
ARMENPRESS
10 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS: Representatives from Armenian
organizations met with Dr. Gabor Garai, the Hungarian consul in
Boston, to voice their outrage at the Hungarian government's decision
to extradite Ramil Safarov, who in 2006 was convicted of axing to
death Armenian Lt. Gurgen Markaryan, to Azerbaijan last month, where
he received a hero's welcome, reports Armenpress citing The Armenian
Weekly. The delegates expressed their consternation at the Hungarian
government's unremorseful stance, despite being warned in advance of
the consequences of the extradition. They stressed that support for
Safarov in Azerbaijan is the crystallization of rabid anti-Armenian
sentiments there. Armenians will never be safe under Azerbaijani
control, they said, adding that in order to undo some of the damage,
Hungary must recognize Nagorno-Karabagh's independence, or at the
very least the right of its people to self-determination. Garai
assured the delegates that he would relay their concerns to the
Hungarian government. Garai was presented with a copy of the latest
issue of the Armenian Weekly, which provides detailed coverage of the
developments surrounding Safarov's extradition and release, as well
as Anna Turcotte's Nowhere, a Story of Exile, which tells the story of
the author's experiences in Baku as a child, and her escape to Armenia.
From: Baghdasarian