  Aztag editor: Azeri assassin’s release not surprising  September 1, 2012 - 14:35 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President’s decision to pardon murderer Ramil Safarov was not a surprise, according to editor-in-chief of Aztag Beirut-based daily. “Azerbaijan long ago cultivated Safarov’s crime as a feat. The problem lies in the Hungarian authorities, who appeared under Baku’s girdle,” Shahan Kandaharian told PanARMENIAN.Net adding that Armenians across the globe should combine efforts against the immoral and unlawful act of the Hungarian government. Kandaharian rated Armenia’s decision to suspend relations with Hungary as a right step. “I am confident that Diaspora will raise this issue in all countries,” he said. 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.   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. Partner news  Top stories Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to award Ararat Avanesyan and Arthur Gasparyan with “For the Liberation of Shushi” medal. 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. “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.   Partner news |  Latest news Apple, Google named most valuable global brands  Both companies saw an increase in brand value over 2012, while IBM – which came in third on the list – saw a decrease in value.Russia, U.S. discuss missile defense, Syrian crisis According to the press secretary, Hagel also expressed his intention to meet with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.Iran to unveil new defense products in a special ceremony The Iranian Defense Ministry announced that it will supply large numbers of different types of missiles to the armed forces.Reese Witherspoon stars in Atom Egoyan’s “Devil’s Knot” The crime thriller stars Witherspoon as the mother of Steve Branch, one of the three children savagely murdered in Arkansas in 1993. |
