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HUNGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS SAFAROV TRANSFER "NOT AN INSULT TO ARMENIAN PEOPLE"
ARMENPRESS
10 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS: 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, Hungarian
Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi said in a letter sent to his Armenian
counterpart Eduard Nalbandian, reports Armenpress citing Politics.hu.
In his letter, released to MTI on Friday, Martonyi said that the
transfer of Saharov, 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. Martonyi insisted
that the transaction had been "purely of a legal nature". Martonyi
voiced regret over Armenia's suspending diplomatic ties with Hungary
and referred to the traditional friendship between the two countries
and the "Christian values connecting the two peoples for a thousand
years". Suspending diplomatic relations could have such serious
ramifications that would not serve the interests of Armenia, Martonyi
said. The foreign minister also expressed support for the Organisation
for Security and Cooperation in Europe in its efforts aimed at
resolving the Azeri-Armenian tension through negotiations. 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.
ARMENPRESS
10 September, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 10, ARMENPRESS: 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, Hungarian
Foreign Minister Janos Martonyi said in a letter sent to his Armenian
counterpart Eduard Nalbandian, reports Armenpress citing Politics.hu.
In his letter, released to MTI on Friday, Martonyi said that the
transfer of Saharov, 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. Martonyi insisted
that the transaction had been "purely of a legal nature". Martonyi
voiced regret over Armenia's suspending diplomatic ties with Hungary
and referred to the traditional friendship between the two countries
and the "Christian values connecting the two peoples for a thousand
years". Suspending diplomatic relations could have such serious
ramifications that would not serve the interests of Armenia, Martonyi
said. The foreign minister also expressed support for the Organisation
for Security and Cooperation in Europe in its efforts aimed at
resolving the Azeri-Armenian tension through negotiations. 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.