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HUNGARY CONSIDERS "UNACCEPTABLE" AZERBAIJAN'S DECISION TO PARDON RAMIL SAFAROV
Mediamax
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/politics/5721/
Sept 3 2012
Armenia
Yerevan, September 3. /Mediamax/. Hungary considers it unacceptable
and expresses utter disapproval at the fact that Ramil Safarov, who
was sentenced for manslaughter by Hungarian court, received pardon
from the President of Azerbaijan.
Zsolt Nemeth, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, asked Vilayat Guliyev, Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Hungary,
into his office on September 2 to inform Ambassador Guliyev about
the position of the Government of Hungary.
Zsolt Nemeth has pointed out that the measures made by Azerbaijan are
contrary to the relevant rules of international law and blatantly
contradict the promise officially confirmed by Azerbaijan earlier
that Safarov would continue to serve his sentence in Azerbaijan."The
steps taken by the Azeri party are not appropriate with respect to
the relation of mutual trust that has developed between our countries
over the past years, and which could serve to further improve our
bilateral cooperation", Hungary's MFA stated.
The Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
handed over the following diplomatic note to the Ambassador of
Azerbaijan:
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary presents its compliments
to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Budapest and has the
honour to communicate the following.
The Government of Hungary was astonished to receive the news about
the decision of the Azerbaijani side granting pardon to Ramil Sahib
Safarov, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter
in 2006.
Hungary refuses to accept and condemns the action of Azerbaijan,
which contradicts the relevant rules of international law and sharply
contrasts the undertaking of the Azerbaijani side in this matter,
confirmed by the Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of
Azerbaijan in his letter XX-NBSKFO/3743/4/2012 of 15 August 2012
addressed to the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice
of Hungary. In this letter the Republic of Azerbaijan quoting the
relevant international Convention undertook that the sentenced person
will serve the remaining part of his prison sentence in the Republic
of Azerbaijan and may be released on conditional parole only after
he has served at least 25 years of his sentence.
Hungary regards the decision of Azerbaijan inconsistent with the
spirit of cooperation based on mutual trust that has been achieved
during the past years between our respective countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary avails itself of this
opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in
Budapest the assurances of its highest considerations".
Mediamax
http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/politics/5721/
Sept 3 2012
Armenia
Yerevan, September 3. /Mediamax/. Hungary considers it unacceptable
and expresses utter disapproval at the fact that Ramil Safarov, who
was sentenced for manslaughter by Hungarian court, received pardon
from the President of Azerbaijan.
Zsolt Nemeth, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, asked Vilayat Guliyev, Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Hungary,
into his office on September 2 to inform Ambassador Guliyev about
the position of the Government of Hungary.
Zsolt Nemeth has pointed out that the measures made by Azerbaijan are
contrary to the relevant rules of international law and blatantly
contradict the promise officially confirmed by Azerbaijan earlier
that Safarov would continue to serve his sentence in Azerbaijan."The
steps taken by the Azeri party are not appropriate with respect to
the relation of mutual trust that has developed between our countries
over the past years, and which could serve to further improve our
bilateral cooperation", Hungary's MFA stated.
The Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
handed over the following diplomatic note to the Ambassador of
Azerbaijan:
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary presents its compliments
to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Budapest and has the
honour to communicate the following.
The Government of Hungary was astonished to receive the news about
the decision of the Azerbaijani side granting pardon to Ramil Sahib
Safarov, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter
in 2006.
Hungary refuses to accept and condemns the action of Azerbaijan,
which contradicts the relevant rules of international law and sharply
contrasts the undertaking of the Azerbaijani side in this matter,
confirmed by the Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of
Azerbaijan in his letter XX-NBSKFO/3743/4/2012 of 15 August 2012
addressed to the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice
of Hungary. In this letter the Republic of Azerbaijan quoting the
relevant international Convention undertook that the sentenced person
will serve the remaining part of his prison sentence in the Republic
of Azerbaijan and may be released on conditional parole only after
he has served at least 25 years of his sentence.
Hungary regards the decision of Azerbaijan inconsistent with the
spirit of cooperation based on mutual trust that has been achieved
during the past years between our respective countries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary avails itself of this
opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in
Budapest the assurances of its highest considerations".