Chairman of the European Parliament Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees Milan Cabrnoch has expressed his deep concern about the Azerbaijani President's decision to pardon Ramil Safarov, who was supposed to serve a life sentence for brutally murdering Gurgen Margaryan, an Armenian military officer, in Hungary in 2004.
"For a number of years, the Members of our Delegation have redoubled their efforts in order to contribute to the improvement of relations
between Armenia and Azerbaijan through the parliamentary dialogue and, most recently, also through the Euronest PA. Moreover, we have
intensified the bilateral contacts with Armenia and Azerbaijan, by making use of the instruments of parliamentary diplomacy, in the hope
to reduce regional tensions, promote reconciliation and contribute to finding a viable solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In this
context, Mr Aliyev's decision might be seen as a dangerous misuse of judicial proceedings," Cabrnoch said.
He urged the authorities of Azerbaijan to show their commitment to the European values and strongly encouraged Azerbaijan and Armenia to
remain engaged in a reconciliation process.
Chairman of European Parliament Delegation to EU-Armenia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee urges Azerbaijan to show commitment to the European values
