"Khojaly is a tragic milestone in memory of not only Azerbaijani people

Twentieth brutal century is an era that is associated with blood, pain and human tragedy, the Deputy Dean of the History Faculty of Moscow State University, a member of the Trend  Expert Council Alexei Vlasov said at the Moscow conference and a memorial evening dedicated to the 19th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy.

According to him, this is the epoch of two devastating wars that have completely changed people's perceptions about the extent permitted.

According to Vlasov, the experience of history in late 20th century was filled up with new names of settlements followed with someone's pain, memory of the dead fathers, mothers, children, sisters and brothers.

"Khojaly is a tragic milestone in the memory of not only Azerbaijani people, but also all those who sincerely want such events to be never repeated again," he said.

According to him, the memory of 613 dead civilians is not only a line of textbook on modern history, but open wound in the heart of its contemporaries.

"Honoring the memory of the victims, we must first think and act in one direction - to prevent the repeat of such events at any part of South Caucasus, the former Soviet Union, the Eurasian region, he said. - And I would like to point out the noble mission of international information campaign "Justice for Khojaly", initiated by the Russian representative office of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and personally by its chairperson Leyla Aliyeva."

The purpose of the campaign is to tell the world the truth about the Khojaly - well clear to anyone experiencing feelings of compassion for the victims, said Vlasov.


/Trend/