Yerevan, August 31. /Mediamax/. About two weeks ago, the Armenian Foreign Ministry received reports about Hungarian authorities’ decision to extradite Ramil Safarov, who was serving a life sentence in Budapest for killing Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan, to Azerbaijan.

Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told this Mediamax today.

He noted that that immediately after receiving the information, the Foreign Ministry took steps through official and other channels to confirm it, holding meetings at various levels. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said that following these meetings and until most recent the Armenian side was assured that Ramil Safarov will continue to serve his sentence in Hungary.

“The behavior of Hungarian authorities is especially unacceptable given the fact that the Armenian authorities, expressing extreme concern over this information, tried to get clarifications from the authorities of Hungary, and until most recent we’ve heard assurances that this issue is not on the agenda,” Deputy Foreign Minister told Mediamax.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan declared today that “we suspend diplomatic relations and all official ties with Hungary”.

“This issue has been discussed during each and every meeting with the President of Hungary, Speaker of the Parliament, Foreign Minister and Ambassador of Hungary, and we have been assured on numerous occasions that such a transfer or a return of a criminal to Azerbaijan was excluded. We have received that same response to our requests during our contacts just a few days ago with the representatives of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry and Parliament. But as a result of perfidious developments the murderer has turned up in Baku and got released”, President said.