Khojaly genocide protest in Odessa

The 20th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was marked by protest march in the Ukrainian city of Odessa. Representatives of the Ukrainian, Moldavian, Jewish, Turkish and Tatar youth participated in a protest march, co-organized by the Association of the Azerbaijani Youth of Ukraine and the Youth Forum of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Activists of the protest march distributed booklets with information on the atrocities committed by the Armenians in Khojaly in the central streets and squares of Odessa under the slogan “The Armenians have to answer to history for the cruelties procreated in Khojaly”.

613 black balloons were released to the air, on which words “Justice for Khojaly” were written, called for justice the world community and international organizations.

Speaking at the remembrance ceremony the President of the Association Anar Tahirov and chairman of the Association's Odessa organization Samir Aliyev brought the facts of numerous crimes, genocide, ethnic cleansing and aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan, stressing that they can be traced over the past two centuries.

The event participants watched a documentary on Khojaly genocide, narrating about the atrocities the Armenians committed against children, women and elderly people in frosty February night.

Consul General of Turkey in Odessa Argan Hussein Argani, Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Youth Organization Anton Daritchenko, Chairman of the Moldovan youth organization Andrew Tetyu and others called the historical injustice that after 20 years the international community has not given the legal and political assessment of this tragedy.

Finally, an appeal to the Parliament of Ukraine and international organizations was adopted to the Parliament of Ukraine and international organizations to give legal and political assessment of the genocide committed by Armenians against Azerbaijanis in Khojaly.


/AzerTAc/