Spokesman of the White House Tommy Vietor has made a statement on Azerbaijan’s Decision to Pardon Ramil Safarov, that reads:
“President Obama is deeply concerned by today’s announcement that the President of Azerbaijan has pardoned Ramil Safarov following his return from Hungary. Safarov confessed to the murder of Armenian Army officer Gurgen Margaryan in Budapest in 2004, and was serving a life sentence in Hungary for this brutal crime. We are communicating to Azerbaijani authorities our disappointment about the decision to
pardon Safarov. This action is contrary to ongoing efforts to reduce regional tensions and promote reconciliation. The United States is also requesting an explanation from Hungary regarding its decision to
transfer Safarov to Azerbaijan”.
The US State Department on Friday issued a special press statement on a transformation and pardon of Azerbaijani Soldier", Turan 's Washington DC correspondent reports.
"The United States is extremely troubled by the news that the President of Azerbaijan pardoned Azerbaijani army officer Ramil Safarov, who returned to Baku today following his transfer from
Hungary", said Patrick Ventrell, Acting Deputy Spokesperson from the office of Press Relations.
Mr. Safarov had been serving a life sentence in a Hungarian jail for murdering Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan during a 2004 NATO training event in Budapest.
"We are expressing our deep concern to Azerbaijan regarding this action and seeking an explanation. We are also seeking further details from Hungary regarding the decision to transfer Mr. Safarov to
Azerbaijan", he said.
"We condemn any action that fuels regional tensions", reads the statement. -25D-
Politics
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The situation surrounding the "Russian House" in Baku may be discussed between the Presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, the press secretary of the Russian leader, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists.
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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has called the accusations against the Russian House in Baku ‘absurd’. During a briefing on 6 February, she said Moscow expects refutation of the ‘fakes’ by the media outlets that published them.
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On 6 February, the Baku Court of Appeal presided over by Faig Ganiyev rejected an appeal by Party of People's Front of Azerbaijan Ali Kerimli against a verdict of the Nasimi district court, which found him guilty under Article 147.1 (slander) and fined him AZN 1,500.
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On 6 February, 45 citizens of Azerbaijan were readmitted from Germany within the framework of the readmission agreement between Azerbaijan and the European Union. This was reported by the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan on 7 February.
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