Russia waiting for OSCE MG’s statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has issued a statement expressing concerns over the extradition and release of Azerbaijani officer Ramil Safarov, who was convicted and sentenced for life imprisonment for the brutal murder of an Armenian army officer in Hungary in 2004.
Alexander Lukashevich, a senior representative of the Russian MFA, said that as a OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing country, Russia is deeply concerned about the pardoning of Safarov.
"The actions of the Azerbaijani and Hungarian authorities contradict the efforts on the international level, particularly those of the OSCE Minsk Group, targeted at alleviating the tension in the region. We expect the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to give a relevant assessment to the situation in the nearest future," he said.
