Narek Karapetyan proposes to the CP to reach an agreement and adopt the "anti-Safarov law."
03-08-2026 13:19 Armenia Politics
Sputnik. The head of the faction stated that the peace treaty plays a key role in the development of our country and the return of Armenian prisoners from Baku's prisons.
Narek Karapetyan, the head of the "Strong Armenia" faction, spoke about the main challenges facing Armenia in his first speech at the National Assembly, proposing that the parliament adopt an "anti-Safarov law" to ensure peace while also maintaining a demographically secure country.
"Many of our colleagues said, 'Why are you alarming the people with this issue? Let's not create tension.' We have a proposal: this issue can be resolved with one law. Let's adopt a law that does not allow Azerbaijanis to stay in our country for more than 10 days and to own property or land in our country. This would resolve our issues," said Karapetyan.
He added that Turkey has a similar law regarding Armenia, stating that citizens of the Republic of Armenia do not have the right to buy land there.
Narek Karapetyan emphasized that the peace treaty with Azerbaijan is crucial for the development of our country and for the return of our compatriots from the prisons of Baku. However, it is also necessary to anticipate the risks, preventing Azerbaijanis from having a demographic presence in our country. According to him, recently the Azerbaijani Minister of Education and Science stated that "the issue of the return of Azerbaijanis is fundamentally important for the formation of a new national identity," thus the "anti-Safarov law" is of utmost importance in this situation.
In 2004, the "Partnership for Peace" program was held in Budapest under NATO's auspices. Representatives from former Soviet republics, including Azerbaijan, participated in the course.
Gurgen Margaryan was part of the Armenian Armed Forces delegation attending an English language course.
On that night, Azerbaijani Ramil Safarov entered Margaryan's room and killed the sleeping Armenian officer with an axe. He also attempted to invade the room of another Armenian officer, Hayk Makuchyan, but was unsuccessful.
During the trial in Hungary, Ramil Safarov not only showed no remorse but also confessed that he killed Gurgen Margaryan solely because he was Armenian, claiming that the Armenian participants in the course had allegedly provoked and mocked him. Hungary extradited Safarov to Azerbaijan. Safarov was sentenced to life imprisonment, but Ilham Aliyev granted him a pardon and promoted him.
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