YEREVAN. – It is not a secret that Azerbaijan is engaged in terrorist actions and lots of Azerbaijani citizens support Islamic radical organizations, expert of Arab studies Sargis Sargsyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.

According to the expert, there is a serious ideological vacuum in the Azerbaijani society, which needs to be filled in. Spreading ideology of those Islamic radical organizations and even turning a murderer into a hero is an attempt to fill the vacuum.

Asked about the response of the Islamic world in connection to Safarov’s pardon, Asatryan said that only Pakistani Ambassador claimed that Safarov is a hero of the entire Islamic world, while the rest of the Islamic countries made no statements.

Even Turkey was very careful in its remarks. In addition, murder of a sleeping man is a low act in the Muslim world.

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