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EXPECT SKEPTICAL ABOUT PROGRESS IN KARABAKH TALKS OVER SAFAROV CASE
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 26, 2012 - 15:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The extradition and pardoning of Azeri axe-killer
Ramil Safarov will consolidate current status quo in Karabakh conflict,
the deputy director of Caucasus Institute said.
As Sergey Minasyan told a news conference in Yerevan, "no progress
in Karabakh settlement talks is to be expected in foreseeable future."
"Armenia and NKR adhere to their stance of allowing no concessions
in exchange for security until the status of the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic is determined," the expert concluded.
Ramil Safarov, the Azerbaijani army officer who was serving a life
sentence in Hungary for axing to death Armenian Lt. Gurgen Margaryan,
was extradited to Azerbaijan and pardoned by Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev.
Official Yerevan reacted by suspending diplomatic ties with Hungary.
Hungary, however, states that it had sent Safarov back to Azerbaijan
after receiving assurances from the Azerbaijani Justice Ministry that
Safarov's sentence, which included the possibility of parole after
25 years, would be enforced.
According to some reports, Safarov was extradited to Azerbaijan in
exchange for Azeri purchase of Hungarian securities worth Euro 2-3
billion, an information official Budapest denies.
"Hungarian prime minister is "morally bankrupt" and should resign
after admitting that he personally approved the transfer of the Azeri
axe murderer while knowing the likely consequences," the leader of
the opposition Socialists said earlier.
Attila Mesterhazy said it was clear from Orban's comments at a
news conference on Tuesday September 11 that he had been aware that
Azerbaijan would release the life-sentenced Ramil Safarov after his
repatriation.
PanARMENIAN.Net
September 26, 2012 - 15:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The extradition and pardoning of Azeri axe-killer
Ramil Safarov will consolidate current status quo in Karabakh conflict,
the deputy director of Caucasus Institute said.
As Sergey Minasyan told a news conference in Yerevan, "no progress
in Karabakh settlement talks is to be expected in foreseeable future."
"Armenia and NKR adhere to their stance of allowing no concessions
in exchange for security until the status of the Nagorno Karabakh
Republic is determined," the expert concluded.
Ramil Safarov, the Azerbaijani army officer who was serving a life
sentence in Hungary for axing to death Armenian Lt. Gurgen Margaryan,
was extradited to Azerbaijan and pardoned by Azerbaijani President
Ilham Aliyev.
Official Yerevan reacted by suspending diplomatic ties with Hungary.
Hungary, however, states that it had sent Safarov back to Azerbaijan
after receiving assurances from the Azerbaijani Justice Ministry that
Safarov's sentence, which included the possibility of parole after
25 years, would be enforced.
According to some reports, Safarov was extradited to Azerbaijan in
exchange for Azeri purchase of Hungarian securities worth Euro 2-3
billion, an information official Budapest denies.
"Hungarian prime minister is "morally bankrupt" and should resign
after admitting that he personally approved the transfer of the Azeri
axe murderer while knowing the likely consequences," the leader of
the opposition Socialists said earlier.
Attila Mesterhazy said it was clear from Orban's comments at a
news conference on Tuesday September 11 that he had been aware that
Azerbaijan would release the life-sentenced Ramil Safarov after his
repatriation.