Hungary discredited European reputation - NGOSeptember 1, 2012 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Council of the International European Movement in Armenia has addressed a letter to President of International European Movement Jo Leinen, Chairman of working group of International European Movement on Enlargement and Neighborhood Ksenija Milenkovic, President of European Movement in Hungary Norbert Kroo and President of European Movement in Azerbaijan Ramin Hajili. “It was a huge disappointment to receive the information about the extradition of Ramil Safarov by Hungarian authorities. As we predicted, the president of Azerbaijan pardoned the killer immediately and the Azerbaijani society honored the killer as a hero,” the letter says. “All of us, as the members of European Movement, are honored to follow and spread the European values. During our mission we appreciate our role in our societies and nations being the locomotive of European integration process. While being a member of EU and NATO, Hungary, by extraditing Ramil Safarov, betrayed all these values, discredited the European reputation and exchanged the justice for caviar. Not aiming to comment further, European Movement of Armenia rejects to send a delegation to Baku, Azerbaijan for a meeting planned for November 2012. We have nothing to do in a country where the killers become heroes even by the society. European Movement in Armenia supports the decision of the President of the Republic of Armenia on cutting diplomatic ties with Hungary. We call the President of International European Movement to make an immediate statement, to assess the actions of Hungarian authorities, to demand from the Council of Europe to suspend the membership of Azerbaijan and to demand from EU to drop the assistance provided to Azerbaijan. We expect the same from our colleagues in European Movements in Hungary and Azerbaijan.” 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |