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EuroNews, France
Sept 1 2012
Armenia cuts diplomatic ties with Hungary over freed prisoner
01/09 15:03 CET
Armenia has broken off diplomatic ties with Hungary over its decision
to send home an Azeri army officer convicted of murdering an Armenian
soldier.
Gurgen Markarian was killed with an axe by Ramil Saforov when they
were both undergoing NATO training in Hungary. Saforov was given a
life sentence but was this week flown to his home country where he was
released.
Hungarian authorities said they had received assurances from
Azerbaijian that he would serve out his jail term there. During
Saforov's trial, he said that nationalist insults were at the root of
the crime.
Azerbaijian and Armenia, both former Soviet republics, fought a war in
the early 90s over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian-backed
authorities currently control the area following a 1994 ceasefire, but
relations between the two countries have remained tense since then.
http://www.euronews.com/2012/09/01/armenia-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-hungary-over-freed-prisoner/
Sept 1 2012
Armenia cuts diplomatic ties with Hungary over freed prisoner
01/09 15:03 CET
Armenia has broken off diplomatic ties with Hungary over its decision
to send home an Azeri army officer convicted of murdering an Armenian
soldier.
Gurgen Markarian was killed with an axe by Ramil Saforov when they
were both undergoing NATO training in Hungary. Saforov was given a
life sentence but was this week flown to his home country where he was
released.
Hungarian authorities said they had received assurances from
Azerbaijian that he would serve out his jail term there. During
Saforov's trial, he said that nationalist insults were at the root of
the crime.
Azerbaijian and Armenia, both former Soviet republics, fought a war in
the early 90s over the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian-backed
authorities currently control the area following a 1994 ceasefire, but
relations between the two countries have remained tense since then.
http://www.euronews.com/2012/09/01/armenia-cuts-diplomatic-ties-with-hungary-over-freed-prisoner/