Armenia was given warning 11 days before Safarov extradition – Hungary’s Armenians

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Autonomy of Hungary issued a letter to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

As the Autonomy stressed in the letter, since the murder of Armenian lieutenant Gurgen Margaryan in 2004, the Autonomy took every effort to promote fair punishment for Azeri assassin Ramil Safarov.

Following the opening of Azeri embassy in Hungary, the Autonomy always kept Armenian Diaspora Ministry as well as Austria’s Armenian embassy aware of Azerbaijan’s anti-Armenian actions.

“We repeatedly requested Armenia’s Diaspora and Foreign Ministries to open an embassy in Hungary in view of frequent conflicts with Azeri side in the country. However, our requests were refused, with lack of staff cited.”

“On August 20, 11 days before Safarov’s extradition to Azerbaijan, the Autonomy’s deputy chair Nikoghos Hakobyan informed Armenia’s Foreign Ministry and Austria’s Armenian embassy about extradition plans, requesting to take steps to prevent the decision. Unfortunately, all of our efforts proved useless,” the Autonomy said, demanding explanation as to inactivity of the Armenian side.

“With Azeri lobby gaining the upper hand in Hungary, Armenia’s diplomatic involvement in the issue would have been crucial,” the statement said.