CANADA DISAPPOINTED BY SAFAROV PARDON
Government of Canada
Sept 13 2012
Canada’s Embassy to Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan
today issued the following statement:
“Canada is concerned about recent developments in the Ramil Safarov
case, in particular his pardon, and the unwelcome controversy it
has generated.
“We encourage all parties to take the necessary measures to increase
trust and constructively contribute to the peace process between
Armenia and Azerbaijan.
“Canada supports the ongoing peace process, and all initiatives aimed
at promoting regional cooperation and reconciliation.”
On August 31, 2012, Hungary transferred an Azerbaijani military
officer, Ramil Safarov, to Azerbaijan to serve his prison sentence.
Safarov was sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary for the murder
of an Armenian military officer in Budapest in 2004.
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