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YEREVAN CONDEMNS HEROIZATION OF SAFAROV WHO KILLED ARMENIAN OFFICER MARGARIAN
Interfax
Sept 13 2012
Russia
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan thanked everyone condemning the
heroization of Azeri serviceman Ramil Safarov, the killer of Armenian
officer Gurgen Margarian, at a meeting with EU Special Representative
for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Philippe Lefort,
the Armenian presidential press service said.
"Heroization of the killer by Azeri authorities deserves straight
condemnation, especially by European partners," he said.
Sargsyan thanked countries and international organizations, among
them European, for their strong condemnation of Azeri authorities
for the release and heroization of Safarov.
In turn, Lefort said he would go to Baku to hear explanations of
Azeri authorities. He said the European Union condemned the step,
which undermined confidence between sides to the Karabakh conflict.
On August 31, Hungary extradited Safarov, who was sentenced to life
in jail without the right to pardon for 30 years for killing Armenian
officer Margarian in 2004.
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev pardoned Safarov on the day he was
extradited.
Safarov and Margarian were learning English under the NATO Partnership
for Peace Program in Budapest.
Interfax
Sept 13 2012
Russia
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan thanked everyone condemning the
heroization of Azeri serviceman Ramil Safarov, the killer of Armenian
officer Gurgen Margarian, at a meeting with EU Special Representative
for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia Philippe Lefort,
the Armenian presidential press service said.
"Heroization of the killer by Azeri authorities deserves straight
condemnation, especially by European partners," he said.
Sargsyan thanked countries and international organizations, among
them European, for their strong condemnation of Azeri authorities
for the release and heroization of Safarov.
In turn, Lefort said he would go to Baku to hear explanations of
Azeri authorities. He said the European Union condemned the step,
which undermined confidence between sides to the Karabakh conflict.
On August 31, Hungary extradited Safarov, who was sentenced to life
in jail without the right to pardon for 30 years for killing Armenian
officer Margarian in 2004.
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev pardoned Safarov on the day he was
extradited.
Safarov and Margarian were learning English under the NATO Partnership
for Peace Program in Budapest.