The Economist. Hungary, Armenia And Axe-Murderer

THE ECONOMIST. HUNGARY, ARMENIA AND AXE-MURDERER

2012-09-05 13:29:41

In the article of The Economist newspaper entitled “Hungary, Armenia
and axe-murderer” touched upon Ramil Safarov’s extradition, which was
sentenced to life in prison for murdering Armenia’s officer Gurgen
Margaryan, and diplomatic storms between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

In this connection the newspaper notes, that Hungarian press reported,
that since Safarov’s sentence Azerbaijan was pressing Hungary demanding
to release him.

The main theory is that Azerbaijan had promised to buy state bonds
from Hungary in exchange for Safarov’s release.

Hungary needs the money. It has been in protracted and so far
fruitless negotiations with the IMF and the European Union for a
stand-by credit arrangement. The Hungarian government is actively
seeking other potential investment partners in Asia and the Middle
East. Mr Orban visited Azerbaijan in June.

On one level, the diplomatic crisis is surprising. Hungary’s diplomats
are usually smart, supple and well-informed. During the Libyan crisis,
while most diplomats fled, the Hungarian embassy in Tripoli stayed
open. By the end of the seven-month conflict Budapest was representing
some fifty absent governments.

But it seems that the Safarov affair was masterminded by Viktor Orban,
the prime minister, and Peter Szijjarto, the minister for external
economic relations, rather than the foreign ministry.

To note, participant of NATO classes in Budapest in 2004 Azerbaijan’s
participant Ramil Safarov axed Armenia’s officer Gurgen Margaryan,
after which in 2006 he was sentenced to life in prison. These days
the murderer has been extradited to Azerbaijan, where President Ilham
Aliyev granted him a pardon. The “hero” also received an apartment,
Major rank and salary for eight months. People can only get stunned
of this.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress