cyprus minister of foreign affairs erato kozakou-marcoullis's statement said "we deeply regret and deplore this presidential pardon and the damage inflicted by the actions that followed the release, aimed at glorifying this hideous crime, to the reconciliation efforts with azerbaijan and we are also very concerned of its effects on regional stability." following the release of ramil safarov immediate protests broke out in all cities of cyprus with the biggest being in nicosia taking place outside the hungarian embassy. cypriot press expressed negatively on the role of the hungarian government for the release of ramil safarov.