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Hungarian Armenians protest erecting of Ataturk's monument in Budapest
news.am
September 21, 2012 | 06:19
BUDAPEST. - Hungary's Armenian community petitioned to the country's
MFA in connection with Budapest municipal authorities' plan to put up
the monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - founder of the Rep. of Turkey - in
the Hungarian capital city on September 29, Vice Chairman Nikoghos
Hakobyan of the `Armenian National Autonomy of Hungary' Organization
told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
In his words, the petition notes that, against the backdrop of the
scandal in connection with Ramil Safarov's extradition, the placing of
such monument will not be in Hungary's interests.
Hakobyan added that the Hungarian MFA promised to clarify the
situation. `We intend to do everything not to permit the setting up of
Ataturk's statue,' he stated.
Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier that Ramil Safarov, a
lieutenant in the Azerbaijani military, was extradited on August 31
from Hungary, where he was serving a life sentence - and with no
expression of either regret or remorse - for the premeditated axe murder
of Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, in his sleep, during a NATO
Partnership for Peace program in Budapest back in 2004.
As expected, Ramil Safarov's return to Baku was welcomed, as was his
act of murder, by the officials of president Ilham Aliyev's government
and much of Azerbaijani society, and the Azerbaijani president
immediately granted him a pardon.
And Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan announced on August 31 that
Armenia is suspending its diplomatic ties with Hungary.
Ramil Safarov's pardoning is condemned by virtually all international
organizations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
news.am
September 21, 2012 | 06:19
BUDAPEST. - Hungary's Armenian community petitioned to the country's
MFA in connection with Budapest municipal authorities' plan to put up
the monument of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk - founder of the Rep. of Turkey - in
the Hungarian capital city on September 29, Vice Chairman Nikoghos
Hakobyan of the `Armenian National Autonomy of Hungary' Organization
told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
In his words, the petition notes that, against the backdrop of the
scandal in connection with Ramil Safarov's extradition, the placing of
such monument will not be in Hungary's interests.
Hakobyan added that the Hungarian MFA promised to clarify the
situation. `We intend to do everything not to permit the setting up of
Ataturk's statue,' he stated.
Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier that Ramil Safarov, a
lieutenant in the Azerbaijani military, was extradited on August 31
from Hungary, where he was serving a life sentence - and with no
expression of either regret or remorse - for the premeditated axe murder
of Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan, in his sleep, during a NATO
Partnership for Peace program in Budapest back in 2004.
As expected, Ramil Safarov's return to Baku was welcomed, as was his
act of murder, by the officials of president Ilham Aliyev's government
and much of Azerbaijani society, and the Azerbaijani president
immediately granted him a pardon.
And Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan announced on August 31 that
Armenia is suspending its diplomatic ties with Hungary.
Ramil Safarov's pardoning is condemned by virtually all international
organizations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress