Armenian MP says Azeri assassin will be ranked as national heroAugust 31, 2012 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group member Naira Zohrabyan is confident that after a presidential pardon Armenian officer’s killer Ramil Safarov will be officially ranked as national hero of Azerbaijan. “Azerbaijan spared no effort for Safarov’s extradition and it was quite clear that he would be set free upon arrival. I don’t doubt that the killer will soon get the rank of a national hero,” Zohrabyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. She reminded of the statement by Azerbaijan’s human rights defender Elmira Suleymanova, who said that “Safarov should be an example for patriotic youth.” “The problem is not in Azerbaijan, where one who kills as Armenian is treated like a hero. The problem is that the Council of Europe accepted a country for which murder is a feat,” the MP said. Gurgen Margaryan On February 19, 2004, Lieutenant of the Armenian Armed Forces Gurgen Margaryan, 26, was hacked to death, while asleep, by a fellow Azerbaijani participant, lieutenant Ramil Safarov, in Budapest during a three-month English language course in the framework of Partnership for Peace NATO-sponsored program. In accordance with Budapest District Court sentence dated April 13, 2006, Ramil Safarov was life imprisoned for murdering the Armenian officer. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |