Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   24 April 2024

PM says Hungary ''acted in good faith'' in Safarov case

PM says Hungary ''acted in good faith'' in Safarov case

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 7, ARMENPRESS: 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, reports Armenpress citing Politics.hu. 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.




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