Budapest: Pm Says Hungary "Acted In Good Faith" In Safarov Case

PM SAYS HUNGARY “ACTED IN GOOD FAITH” IN SAFAROV CASE

Politics.hu

Sept 7 2012
Hungary

By MTI

Hungary had not only acted in good faith when it repatriated the
Azeri convicted for murdering an Armenian, but did so according to
European legal and civilised norms, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told
public radio in an interview broadcast on Friday.

Orban told Kossuth Radio that the events surrounding the current
dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia were not about Hungary but
about two other countries. “This dispute is not about us … this is
not our conflict, this is not Hungary’s interest.”

He added that it was in Hungary’s interest to “stay out of this
conflict, and this is now the case.”

Hungary can be proud of its cabinet, which followed transparent
European legal practice well known to all, Orban said. If a state
guarantees in writing that they will continue the sentence of a
criminal convicted in Hungary, then Hungary will transfer the person.

“If we get a written statement, then we will fulfil the request,”
Orban said.

Hungary repatriated Ramil Safarov last Friday and he was released
with presidential pardon on arrival. Armenian suspended diplomatic
ties with Hungary on the same day.

On September 2, Hungarian foreign ministry state secretary Zsolt Nemeth
summoned the Azerbaijani ambassador and handed him a diplomatic note
stating that Hungary considered Azerbaijan’s move unacceptable.

From: Baghdasarian