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European parliamentarians protest Armeniaâ€™s position on Ramil Safarovâ€™s extradition

10 September 2012 10:31 (UTC +04:00)

The members of the German Bundestag and UK House of Lords strongly condemned the position of official Yerevan on this issue.

The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) told APA that O. Gutting said, according to European legislation, there arenâ€™t any doubts in legality of Ramil Safarovâ€™s extradition: â€œThatâ€™s why we call the Armenian government and the Armenian Diaspora to reduce their critical tone on our partner Hungary. Armeniaâ€™s claims against Hungary and its accusation of the violation of international rules are false and baseless.

The calling for protest actions in front of Hungarian embassies will facilitate new conflict situations and this isnâ€™t the right way from the point of view of confidence increasing and objective evaluation of Ramil Safarovâ€™s extradition to Azerbaijan.
Such statements of Armenian president Serz Sargsyan prevent the peace in the Southern Caucasus. Despite flaming this issue, Armenia must recognize the legality of this extradition and return back to the negotiations.

The member of Germany Bundestag, the chairman of the committee on foreign affairs of current fraction of Christian Democratic and Christian-Social Union Philipp MiÃŸfelder expressed his opinion on the issue of Ramil Safarovâ€™s extradition to Azerbaijan.

The European Azerbaijan Society reports that Philipp MiÃŸfelder said that Hungary as a European Union member is attached to UNâ€™s legislation, thatâ€™s why there arenâ€™t any doubts in the legality of Ramil Safarovâ€™s extradition to Azerbaijan: â€œThe stoppage of Armenia-Hungary diplomatic relations due to this issue is an unacceptable step made by the Armenian government. â€œThe claims of Armenian government that the Ramil Safarovâ€™s extradition to Azerbaijan by our close partner Hungary endangers the peaceful negotiation process between Azerbaijan and Armeniaâ€ do not responds the law and legislation standards in Azerbaijan.

The stoppage of diplomatic relation with Hungary endangers the purposes of the Armenian government in approaching the UNâ€.

Philipp MiÃŸfelder considers that, in fact, the elections in the so-called Nagorno Karabakh Republic that were held on July 19, 2012 seriously spoiled the efforts made by international communities on the way for creation of normal neighboring relations and establishment of peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia: â€œOne-side result of the so-called elections hampered the possibilities on the way of peaceful solution of Nagorno Karabakh conflictâ€.

The Member of UK House of Lords Lord Ken Maginnis, commented on the aggressive position of the Armenian government on the Ramil Safarovâ€™s extradition.

The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS) told APA that Ken Maginnis noted that everything, which will cause tension in this sensitive region, must be prevented. â€œThe release of Ramil Safarov, who convicted to 8 years for killing an officer of Armenian Army, caused an offense in Armenia and Armenian Diaspora. However Armenians must accept that Azerbaijanis and Turks became enraged on release of Armenians, who were sentenced due to murder and terrorism. The incidents such as an attack to the department of the Turkish Airline at the airport of Paris led to death of Turkish and European citizens.

â€œDespite it, neither the international community nor the Western press condemned these terrorists release.â€

Ken Maginnis noted that Armenians continue to threaten Turkish and Azerbaijani diplomats: â€œThe tension through the contact line have increased recently. I called the sides to calm down and try to avoid confrontation.â€

Lord Laird, member of UK House of Lords, also shares the same opinion. He noted that the release of Ramil Safarov after 8 years caused a strict reaction in Armenia: â€œThere is a danger that reaction of Armenians will go beyond all limitsâ€ In response to Safarovâ€™s pardoning , they threaten to start a new war in Nagorno-Karabakh, to suspend their diplomatic relations with Hungary and kill Azerbaijanis living in Europe. But it was not reported that Jabrayil region, where Safarov was born, has been under occupation for 20 years. â€

Lord Kilclooney, member of UK House of Lords, also commented on the issue: â€œRamil Safarov, who killed an officer of Armenian Army, was extradited from Hungary to Azerbaijan and released. Obviously, Armenians themselves have released their citizens who committed terrorist acts abroad. Instead of calling Armenians to reduce the tension Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, intends to start a new war. We have already seen how the â€œfrozenâ€ conflicts blaze up. The Armenian president who has felt the taste of the war during the occupation of Nagorno Karabakh should understand that a return to hostility can have horrible consequences for both sides.

Lord Kilclooney said the importance of neutral participators in the peace process as mediatior of the Belfast Agreement: â€œThe statements of the OSCE Minsk Group donâ€™t give hopes for future.â€