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Azerbaijan is rich in oil and gas - Hungarian official explains
news.am
September 28, 2012 | 18:51
Hungary's state secretary for foreign affairs Zsolt Nemeth said his
country will do its utmost to restore relations with Armenia.
In an interview with Nepszabadsag daily, Nemeth stressed that
re-establishing diplomatic relations with Armenia in the next few
months was a realistic goal.
He said the issues on Hungary's extradition of Ramil Safarov to
Azerbaijan cannot be closed as yet, politics.hu website reports
referring to MTI.
Nemeth noted the decision resulted in `many consequences and tasks'
and prompted a `serious bilateral loss of confidence' with the US
which was rooted in a `fundamental misunderstanding'.
Nemeth said that `there had been no direct compensation of any kind'
for Hungary in return for its decision to transfer Safarov.
Azerbaijan was an important partner not only for Hungary but for the
whole of Europe. The country is rich in oil and gas, and has the
potential to serve as a transit for alternative energy supplies to
Europe, he added.
Although Baku's move `has left a thorn in the Hungarian government',
Safarov's case may not have negative consequences impacting
Hungarian-Azeri economic cooperation, he emphasized.
From: Baghdasarian
news.am
September 28, 2012 | 18:51
Hungary's state secretary for foreign affairs Zsolt Nemeth said his
country will do its utmost to restore relations with Armenia.
In an interview with Nepszabadsag daily, Nemeth stressed that
re-establishing diplomatic relations with Armenia in the next few
months was a realistic goal.
He said the issues on Hungary's extradition of Ramil Safarov to
Azerbaijan cannot be closed as yet, politics.hu website reports
referring to MTI.
Nemeth noted the decision resulted in `many consequences and tasks'
and prompted a `serious bilateral loss of confidence' with the US
which was rooted in a `fundamental misunderstanding'.
Nemeth said that `there had been no direct compensation of any kind'
for Hungary in return for its decision to transfer Safarov.
Azerbaijan was an important partner not only for Hungary but for the
whole of Europe. The country is rich in oil and gas, and has the
potential to serve as a transit for alternative energy supplies to
Europe, he added.
Although Baku's move `has left a thorn in the Hungarian government',
Safarov's case may not have negative consequences impacting
Hungarian-Azeri economic cooperation, he emphasized.
From: Baghdasarian