Hayk Demoyan: Safarov cannot be extradited to Azerbaijan without the knowledge of ArmeniaDecember 9, 2010 - 16:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ramil Safarov cannot be extradited, despite the agreement on extradition between Azerbaijan and Hungary, said Hayk Demoyan, Armenian Defence Ministry representative at 2006 trial. “Hungary should inform Armenia of the step, should it decide to undertake it. However, the severity of the crime and absence of mitigating circumstances rules out the possibility of Safarov’s extradition,” Demoyan stressed. According to the vice president of the International Lawyers Union Ilham Rahimov, the issue of Ramil Safarov’s extradition to Azerbaijan was discussed during his visit to Hungary. Rahimov met Safarov in prison in Hungary, news.az reported. On February 19, 2004, Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov axed to death Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan in Budapest during a NATO language course. On April 13, 2006, the first court instance of Budapest sentenced Safarov to life in prison. The appeal against the verdict was not met. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. 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. |