Islamic official links Safarov case to U.S.-Russia conflict over Syria

September 2, 2012 – 17:52 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Head of Islamic Committee of Russia, Heydar Jemal
links the extradition of Armenian officer’s killer Ramil Safarov to
the conflict between Russia and the west over Syria.

According to Rosbalt, Jemal posted on his Twitter account that
Hungarians would never extradite a convicted killer by their own
initiative. `They should have been prompted to do so, and apparently
by the United States. Armenia is Russia’s ally and Washington could
hint Baku that it’s the most suitable moment to bring Safarov back
home, thus damaging both Moscow and Yerevan.’

`Obama is a hypocrite. He can voice concerns publicly while his
administration works through mediators,’ he said.

`There are three interested parties in this case – Azerbaijan, Turkey
and Israel, and there are three additional participants – Armenia,
Hungary and Russia. At that, Turkey and Hungary are both NATO members
while Baku’s support for Ankara and Tel-Aviv is a good chance for
Turkey and Israel to normalize relations. Armenia, as Russia’s only
ally in the Caucasus, supports Iran and, consequently the Assad
regime,’ Jemal believes.

`The U.S. chose the moment when the embattled Syrian President gained
strength to reverse the situation in his country,’ he concluded.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress