“We wouldn’t even dare consider the prospect that the Hungary extradited Ramil Safarov…in return for Azerbaijan’s investments,” representatives of the green opposition LMP party said citing reports form last week that the government is planning to issue 2 billion to 3 billion euros ($2.5 billion to $3.7 billion) in debt to Azerbaijan. The government is scheduled to issue altogether 4 billion euros this year.
Besides the diplomatic backlash for Hungary, the incident has also invigorated the tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. President Sargsyan said that Azerbaijan “has been warned” and that while Yerevan doesn’t war, it definitely won’t back away from one.