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HUNGARY'S TRANSFER OF RAMIL SAFAROV TO AZERBAIJAN WAS NOT AIMED AGAINST ARMENIA, HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS
Mediamax
Sept 10 2012
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi said today
that "Hungary's recent transfer of Ramil Sahib Saharov to Azerbaijan
was not aimed against Armenia and it cannot be considered as an insult
to the Armenian people.
According to Hungarian www.politics.hu, Hungarian Foreign Minister
Janos Martonyi wrote this in his letter to his Armenian counterpart
Edward Nalbandian.
He noted that the transfer of Safarov, who was serving a life
sentence for murdering an Armenian officer in Hungary, was in line
with effective international regulations and Hungary's practice in
similar cases
In his letter, released to MTI on Friday, Martonyi said that
the transfer of Safarov was in line with effective international
regulations and Hungary's practice in similar cases. Martonyi insisted
that the transaction had been "purely of a legal nature".
"Suspending diplomatic relations could have such serious ramifications
that would not serve the interests of Armenia", Martonyi said.
Concluding his letter, Martonyi assured his Armenian counterpart of
Hungary's unchanged interest in further developing ties with Armenia,
and called for a bilateral effort to find a way of restoring friendly
relations.
Mediamax
Sept 10 2012
Armenia
Yerevan/Mediamax/. Hungarian Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi said today
that "Hungary's recent transfer of Ramil Sahib Saharov to Azerbaijan
was not aimed against Armenia and it cannot be considered as an insult
to the Armenian people.
According to Hungarian www.politics.hu, Hungarian Foreign Minister
Janos Martonyi wrote this in his letter to his Armenian counterpart
Edward Nalbandian.
He noted that the transfer of Safarov, who was serving a life
sentence for murdering an Armenian officer in Hungary, was in line
with effective international regulations and Hungary's practice in
similar cases
In his letter, released to MTI on Friday, Martonyi said that
the transfer of Safarov was in line with effective international
regulations and Hungary's practice in similar cases. Martonyi insisted
that the transaction had been "purely of a legal nature".
"Suspending diplomatic relations could have such serious ramifications
that would not serve the interests of Armenia", Martonyi said.
Concluding his letter, Martonyi assured his Armenian counterpart of
Hungary's unchanged interest in further developing ties with Armenia,
and called for a bilateral effort to find a way of restoring friendly
relations.