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LUXEMBOURG DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: AXE-MURDER IS NEVER HEROISM
ARMENPRESS
11 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS: As was announced by the Deputy
Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg Jean Asselborn at the press conference after the meeting
with the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduard Nalbandyan on
September 11, axe-murder can never be heroism. Asselborn noted that
the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary had already mentioned that
he did not mean to hurt Armenia in any way. "This is his message and I
would like to mention about it here. I think he expressed what he felt
at that time", - said the Luxembourg Minister of Foreign Affairs. "In
the European Union we are quite concerned about the incident. And we
should not only inspire confidence to the presidents of the co-chair
countries, but also make steps to smooth the current situation", -
added Asselborn.
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 passport and given "national hero". Different international
structures and countries came forward with announcements condemning the
Azerbaijan's step. Armenia suspended diplomatic relations with Hungary.
ARMENPRESS
11 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS: As was announced by the Deputy
Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg Jean Asselborn at the press conference after the meeting
with the Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduard Nalbandyan on
September 11, axe-murder can never be heroism. Asselborn noted that
the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary had already mentioned that
he did not mean to hurt Armenia in any way. "This is his message and I
would like to mention about it here. I think he expressed what he felt
at that time", - said the Luxembourg Minister of Foreign Affairs. "In
the European Union we are quite concerned about the incident. And we
should not only inspire confidence to the presidents of the co-chair
countries, but also make steps to smooth the current situation", -
added Asselborn.
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 passport and given "national hero". Different international
structures and countries came forward with announcements condemning the
Azerbaijan's step. Armenia suspended diplomatic relations with Hungary.