  Azeri Defense Minister confers major rank on murderer September 1, 2012 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan’s Defense Minister Safar Abiyev met with the extradited and pardoned murderer of Armenian officer, Ramil Safarov, to “congratulate” him on the release. The Minister also conferred a major rank on Safarov and wished him “every success in military service.” Safarov, who was sentenced to life by a Hungarian court for the murder of Armenian office Gurgen Margaryan in February 2004, was extradited to Azerbaijan on Aug 31 and immediately pardoned by the country’s President Ilham Aliyev. In response, Armenia suspended diplomatic relations with Hungary. Partner news  Top stories “There was a great deal of new and interesting research presented during the conference,” said ANC of Illinois activist Greg Bedian. The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU. Possible ways to advance the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict were in the focus of the discussion. A meeting between Edward Nalbandian and Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov will be held on the sidelines of the event.   Partner news |  Latest news Weekly digest of foreign currency deals  Deals amounting to USD 12,800,000 at an average price of 416.75 /USD 1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia.Gunmen kill Iraqi police officer's family The recent spike of violence has raised fears that the country might be heading to a new round of sectarian violence.Serzh Sargsyan reelected as Armenian Chess Federation president Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years.Aronian, Carlsen tie Norway Chess 2013 final round Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored 5 points to come 4th, with Magnus Carlsen taking the 2nd spot with 5.5 points. |
