The normalization of relations with Hungary, without remorse on the part of the latter, without condemnation of Safarov's heroization policy, will be another humiliation of the dignity of the Armenian people, MP of the "Armenia" fraction Anna Grigoryan stated today. 

"In 2012, Armenia severed diplomatic relations with Hungary after it extradited Ramil Safarov, an Azerbaijani who axed Gurgen Margaryan while he was sleeping in Budapest, despite the fact that Safarov was sentenced to life in prison for 30 years without parole. It is extremely important to record not only the fact of the extradition itself but the fact that the motive of the extradition was the promise of providing millions of dollars by Azerbaijan. In fact, Hungary extradited the murderer Safarov, and then the latter was made a hero in Azerbaijan, and Hungary remained silent, did not condemn, did not call for Azerbaijan to unconditionally fulfill the Hungarian court's verdict, and what is more important, did not repent and apologize."

Anna Grigoryan said, today Hungary has the status of an observer in the Organization of Turkic-Speaking States, moreover, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary considered the Forum of Turkic-Speaking States a peace forum, and expressed his solidarity with Azerbaijan in the unleashed war against Artsakh.

"Actually, not only years ago, but also today, Hungary justifies Azerbaijan's murderous policy against the Armenian people, and today's government cites the fact that Hungary provided vaccines to Armenia during the coronavirus pandemic and mediated the return of Armenian prisoners of war as a reason for the normalization of relations. and so on."

According to the deputy, however, Hungary is not to blame.

"Hungary auctioned the blood of an Armenian man, Gurgen Margaryan, and if Armenia goes to the normalization of relations without Hungary's acceptance of this guilt, repentance, it means that Armenia is also in solidarity with this decision made by Hungary in time," she said.

It should be reminded that on December 1, within the framework of the OSCE Ministerial Forum, the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Hungary, Ararat Mirzoyan and Péter Szijjártó, took place. At the meeting, the parties agreed to restore full diplomatic relations, and also, as a continuation of the meeting, the two governments should appoint non-resident ambassadors to explore the possibilities of developing relations, especially in the fields of trade, culture, education, and tourism.