“First News and Analyses” has learned from the President’s official website that Serzh Sargsyan convened a meeting of the National Security Council.

There have been discussed the situation of the Hungarian government’s secret transport of the Azeri Army officer Ramil Safarov to serve his sentence, who in Budapest Hungary in 2004 brutally killed RA Army officer Gurgen Markarian based on national racism.
Later, in the Presidential Palace, President Serzh Sargsyan will make a statement about the RA National Security Council’s decision in front of the accredited UN member states, heads of diplomatic missions and heads of International organizations operating in Armenia.

Serzh Sargsyan said in his speech that we cannot tolerate it and should determine our actions. Deputy Defense Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces have increased our vigilance of our troops. He noted that appropriate instructions should be given to all our diplomatic institutions concerning this issue.
“This is not a simple murder; it is a murder based on ethnic hatred and is justified by the member states’ authorities of the European Union.” said President Serzh Sargsyan.

The Public Relation Department of National Assembly has reported to “1in.am News and Analysis” that the head of the National Assembly of Armenia, Hovik Abrahamyan, delays his official visit to Hungary for indefinite period of time. According to the invitation of the President of Hungary, the meeting was scheduled in September.

Hovik Abrahamyyan took into account Ramil Safarov’s extradition by the Hungarian authorities, an Azerbaijani who killed the Armenian officer G. Magaryan and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Today President Serzh Sargsyan had a meeting in the RA Court of cassation for the implementation of the perspective of the RA legal and judicial reforms in 2012-2016.

From the President’s official website “1in.am News and Analyses” has learned that members of the Council of Justice, the highest judicial tribunal and other government representatives were present at the meeting.

They introduced to the judicial authorities regularities of disciplinary policy during the last five years, the positive and negative trends. It was noted that in the last two years, positive trend has been observed in the activities of the RA Council of Justice.

As a result of the meeting, the key provisions of the Council of Justice are separated, which will guarantee the implementation of the principle of public accountability.

“Every legal state, highlighting the independence of the judiciary, views it as a unique way to assume responsibility for society. We also realize the value of independence, but also must understand that freedom cannot be absolute, otherwise, we simply create an atmosphere of impunity.

Legal and judicial reform program must be a start of a new mode with new standards. Today your activities should be in line with the pace of the reform process, “said President Serzh Sargsyan at a meeting with the representatives of the judiciary.

Azerbaijani Ramil Safarov was returned to Azerbaijan, because of Armenian Authorities’ passiveness. G. Makarian family’s lawyer Nazeli Vardanyan told this to “1in.am News and Analysis.”

Note that Ramil Safarov, who killed an Armenian officer in Hungary and then was sentenced to life imprisonment, is now returned to Azerbaijan by the Hungarian authorities. The president of Azerbaijan granted him an amnesty and now Safarov is free. Having done so, the Hungarian side does not violate the law, as according to Nazeli Vardanyan, the convention gave an opportunity to implement such change.

“Once again we suffer because of our passiveness, we lost what we had. The work that I have done for 4 years turns to be nothing now. It was the failure of our government, they should have always followed this case in the levels of Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Justice, General Prosecutor’s office,” said Nazeli Vardanyan.

According to Nazeli Vardanyan the international community should also be interested in this, demonstrate that the Azerbaijani Government and the country’s president are so immoral that were able to grant an amnesty to a murderer.

Vardanyan added that now Azerbaijan is responsible for the crime.

RA Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan had a farewell meeting with the Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development Jatinder Chima, who finished her business activity in the Republic of Armenia.

RA ES minister thanked Mrs. Chima and noted that the U.S. Agency for International Development is one of the best international partners of the RA educational system. The minister praised the joint projects that have been implemented both in secondary and higher education spheres.

As for J.Chima, she said that it was interesting and enjoyable to work in Armenia. The sides expressed hope to continue and successfully extend all the started projects.

For effective work and active support in Armenia’s education reform plans Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan awarded Jatinder Chima with RA ES gratitude letter.