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EDUARD NALBANDYAN: ARMENIA EXPECTS CERTAIN STEPS FROM HUNGARY TO REGULATE RELATIONS
12:32, 17 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 17, ARMENPRESS: The Republic of Armenia is ready to
regulate the relations with Hungary if the latter makes corresponding
steps. This was reported by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Armenia Eduard Nalbandyan at the joint press conference
held on April 17 with the Secretary General of the European Council
Thorbjørn Jagland. "Armenia is always ready to normalize the relations
with Hungary but in its turn Hungary should make corresponding steps",
- said Eduard Nalbandyan, according to Armenpress.
On February 19 2004 in Budapest Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov,
who axe-murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan while sleeping,
when they were participating in NATO English Language Courses in the
capital of Hungary, was sentenced to life imprisonment without right
to be pardoned for 30 years.
On August 31 2012 Safarov was extradited from Hungary to Azerbaijan
and was pardoned by the President Ilham Aliyev. The murderer was
advanced to mayor, provided with an apartment and granted "national
hero". Armenia suspended diplomatic relations and all official ties
with Hungary. This step of Azerbaijan emerged the criticism of the
international community.
By the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia a working
group was established on the international appeal against the pardoning
of Safarov.
From: Baghdasarian
12:32, 17 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 17, ARMENPRESS: The Republic of Armenia is ready to
regulate the relations with Hungary if the latter makes corresponding
steps. This was reported by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Armenia Eduard Nalbandyan at the joint press conference
held on April 17 with the Secretary General of the European Council
Thorbjørn Jagland. "Armenia is always ready to normalize the relations
with Hungary but in its turn Hungary should make corresponding steps",
- said Eduard Nalbandyan, according to Armenpress.
On February 19 2004 in Budapest Azerbaijani assassin Ramil Safarov,
who axe-murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan while sleeping,
when they were participating in NATO English Language Courses in the
capital of Hungary, was sentenced to life imprisonment without right
to be pardoned for 30 years.
On August 31 2012 Safarov was extradited from Hungary to Azerbaijan
and was pardoned by the President Ilham Aliyev. The murderer was
advanced to mayor, provided with an apartment and granted "national
hero". Armenia suspended diplomatic relations and all official ties
with Hungary. This step of Azerbaijan emerged the criticism of the
international community.
By the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia a working
group was established on the international appeal against the pardoning
of Safarov.
From: Baghdasarian