Brussels to commemorate Khojaly victims

/By AzerNews/

By Amina Nazarli

A concert called "In Memory of Khojaly Victims" will be held in Brussels, Belgium on February 25.

The concert by the “Amenti" classical music quartet of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels and composer Romain Zante is dedicated to the memory of victims of Khojaly tragedy.

Merve Mersinligil, Turkish pianist who is the head of the quartet and the association "Clame Dernegi” elaborated on the aims of the event.

”We are trying to show the world the tragic events with the unique language of music. We want the citizens of Europe, as well as all the world knows the truth about the terrible Khojaly tragedy,” she said.

Cellist Sara Dupre (Belgium), violinist Vincent Hepp (Belgium) and Neil Leiter (U.S.-Belgium) will perform at the event.

The entrance to the concert is free.

In 1992, the town of Khojaly, the second largest town in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, came under intense fire from the towns of Khankendi and Askeran already occupied by the Armenian armed forces.

613 civilians mostly women and children were killed in the massacre, and a total of 1,000 people were disabled. Eight families were exterminated, 25 children lost both parents, and 130 children lost one parent. Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage, and the fate of 150 of them remains unknown.

The legislative bodies of many countries have already adopted resolutions recognizing the crime committed by Armenians against the peaceful people of Khojaly as genocide.

The parliaments of Pakistan, Mexico, Colombia, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Jordan, as well as legislative bodies of about 20 states of the Unites States, including Texas, New-Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Western Virginia, New-Jersey and Tennessee are adopted relevant documents.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) adopted a final Cairo Communiqué in February 2013, during a summit held in Egypt's capital, calling the Khojaly tragedy genocide against humanity. The Communiqué calls on the international community to recognize the tragedy as genocide.