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    ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY: UNTIL MOST RECENT, WE HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT SAFAROV WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE HIS SENTENCE IN HUNGARY

    Mediamax
    http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/politics/5708/
    Aug 31 2012
    Armenia

    Yerevan, August 31. /Mediamax/. About two weeks ago, the Armenian
    Foreign Ministry received reports about Hungarian authorities' decision
    to extradite Ramil Safarov, who was serving a life sentence in Budapest
    for killing Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan, to Azerbaijan.

    Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told this
    Mediamax today.

    He noted that that immediately after receiving the information, the
    Foreign Ministry took steps through official and other channels to
    confirm it, holding meetings at various levels. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan
    said that following these meetings and until most recent the Armenian
    side was assured that Ramil Safarov will continue to serve his sentence
    in Hungary.

    "The behavior of Hungarian authorities is especially unacceptable given
    the fact that the Armenian authorities, expressing extreme concern over
    this information, tried to get clarifications from the authorities
    of Hungary, and until most recent we've heard assurances that this
    issue is not on the agenda," Deputy Foreign Minister told Mediamax.

    Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan declared today that "we suspend
    diplomatic relations and all official ties with Hungary".

    "This issue has been discussed during each and every meeting with the
    President of Hungary, Speaker of the Parliament, Foreign Minister
    and Ambassador of Hungary, and we have been assured on numerous
    occasions that such a transfer or a return of a criminal to Azerbaijan
    was excluded. We have received that same response to our requests
    during our contacts just a few days ago with the representatives of
    the Hungarian Foreign Ministry and Parliament. But as a result of
    perfidious developments the murderer has turned up in Baku and got
    released", President said.

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