During parliamentary questions time MP Rustam Bakoyan asked the Foreign Minister about the recent announcement within the framework of the OSCE Ministerial Council that Armenia and Hungary are restoring diplomatic ties. Bakoyan asked the FM to give more details, given the fact that Armenia severed diplomatic ties with Hungary due to the extradition of Safarov.
“Indeed, a meeting took place and such an agreement [to restore diplomatic relations] was reached. Public statements on this were released by Armenia and Hungary. Our assessment on the events you mentioned did not change – the Hungarian authorities shouldn’t have extradited the criminal who murdered Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan to Azerbaijan,” Mirzoyan said.
At the same time, the FM said there are many positive examples that Armenia remembers and appreciates. “There are many positive examples. You remember Hungary’s efforts last year for achieving the release of five Armenian prisoners of war [from Azerbaijan]. Hungarian government officials personally travelled to Baku and brought five Armenian prisoners of war to Yerevan. I think the Hungarian government’s support in the COVID-19 response can’t go unnoticed, they gave us 100,000 doses of vaccines that saved lives. As another example, I can mention the rather tangible financial support that is being provided by the Hungarian government to the Armenian Apostolic Church, there is also cooperation on the level of schools, including in the issue of raising awareness regarding the murder of Gurgen Margaryan. Taking into consideration this all, I t...
