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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS RESOLUTION DEPLORING AZERI MURDERER
NEWS.AM
September 13, 2012 | 18:51
European Parliament adopted on Thursday resolution titled "Azerbaijan:
the case of Ramil Safarov".
The motion for the resolution was submitted by five political groups.
The document deplores the decision by the President of Azerbaijan to
pardon Ramil Safarov.
During the debates majority of speakers stressed that pardoning Safarov
is against the spirit of the European convention. They also deplored
making a hero of murderer Ramil Safarov. For instance, MP Jaroslaw
Paska called the decision "a shock for civilized world"
Speaking during the debate, MP Ulrike Lunacek said Hungary's government
has its share of responsibility and Premier Orban ignored the warnings
of his government. She stressed Premier made an economic deal to help
his country come out of the crisis.
Jaroslaw Paska also stressed that Safarov killed Armenian officer
not in battlefield but during NATO-sponsored seminar.
However, several MPs said they would vote against as the resolution
might escalate situation in the region and will damage the Karabakh
peace process.
Parliament deplored the pardon granted by President Aliyev of
Azerbaijan to Ramil Safarov. MEPs fear this could further inflame
tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia and jeopardise "all peaceful
reconciliation processes."
They said the "legitimate frustration in Azerbaijan and Armenia" at the
lack of substantial progress in the peace process in Nagorno-Karabakh
"does not justify either acts of revenge or futile provocations." They
called on the EU to play a stronger role in the settlement of the
conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Parliament also said the association
agreement under negotiation between the EU and Azerbaijan should
include human rights and rule-of-law clauses and benchmarks.
NEWS.AM
September 13, 2012 | 18:51
European Parliament adopted on Thursday resolution titled "Azerbaijan:
the case of Ramil Safarov".
The motion for the resolution was submitted by five political groups.
The document deplores the decision by the President of Azerbaijan to
pardon Ramil Safarov.
During the debates majority of speakers stressed that pardoning Safarov
is against the spirit of the European convention. They also deplored
making a hero of murderer Ramil Safarov. For instance, MP Jaroslaw
Paska called the decision "a shock for civilized world"
Speaking during the debate, MP Ulrike Lunacek said Hungary's government
has its share of responsibility and Premier Orban ignored the warnings
of his government. She stressed Premier made an economic deal to help
his country come out of the crisis.
Jaroslaw Paska also stressed that Safarov killed Armenian officer
not in battlefield but during NATO-sponsored seminar.
However, several MPs said they would vote against as the resolution
might escalate situation in the region and will damage the Karabakh
peace process.
Parliament deplored the pardon granted by President Aliyev of
Azerbaijan to Ramil Safarov. MEPs fear this could further inflame
tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia and jeopardise "all peaceful
reconciliation processes."
They said the "legitimate frustration in Azerbaijan and Armenia" at the
lack of substantial progress in the peace process in Nagorno-Karabakh
"does not justify either acts of revenge or futile provocations." They
called on the EU to play a stronger role in the settlement of the
conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Parliament also said the association
agreement under negotiation between the EU and Azerbaijan should
include human rights and rule-of-law clauses and benchmarks.