Armenian officer’s assassin Ramil Safarov extradited to AzerbaijanAugust 31, 2012 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Azerbaijani media outlets, “Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to grant Ramil Safarov amnesty.” “Under Paragraph 22 of Azerbaijani Constitution’s Article 109, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on August 31 to grant amnesty to citizen Ramil Safarov, who on April 13, 2006 was sentenced to life in prison by Budapest District Court,” Azeri media reported. Safarov was extradited to Azerbaijan from Hungary, where he was serving a life sentence, with his photograph in Baku posted as a proof, according to Azeri media reports. Armenian Foreign Ministry has so far refrained from commenting on the information. Representative of Armenian embassy in Hungary Arthur Musheghyan neither confirmed, nor denied the information. “Armenian foreign Minsitry will issue an official statement after Hungarian authorities give official notice,” he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. 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 Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |