SAFAROV TO BE EXECUTED IN YEREVAN, ARMENIAN HUNGARIAN ORGANIZATION CONSIDERSFebruary 15, 2005 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representative of Hayastan (Armenia) Budapest-based national movement consider that Azeri serviceman Ramil Safarov, arrested and accused of murder of Armenian officer Gurgen Margarian, should be executed in Yerevan by the court decision, Trend agency reported. An address by the organization Youth Council sent to Prosecutor General of Hungary says it. "The murder of officer Margarian should be executed lawfully. Otherwise he will also be killed," the document notes. "The Hungarian Government should treat the demands of the Armenian people with respect," the document says. In the opinion of Armenian Hungarians the Armenian leaders should make efforts "for Safarov to have the deserving punishment". "We are taking our steps Discussions are held with the political forces of Hungary. We try to explain to them that it is a political incident, not a criminal one. And the Azeri officer will be punished just for a political atrocity. It should be done either by the Budapest court or us," the address says. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | U.S., Armenia sign customs deal According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |