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Khojaly tragedy in center of European, Asian countries' attention

27 February 2013 [14:40] - TODAY.AZ
The Saudi Arabia-based “Ar-Riyad” newspaper has published Azerbaijani ambassador Rasim Rzayev`s article on the 21st anniversary of Khojaly genocide.

The article briefs readers on the massacre committed by the Armenian armed forces and 366 motor-infantry regiment of former USSR against innocent civilians of Azerbaijan in Khojaly.

The article says as a result of the bloodshed committed by Armenians in Khojaly in 1992, 613 innocent civilians including 63 children, 106 women and 70 elderly people were killed and 1275 were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.

The ambassador underlines the necessity of increasing the world community`s awareness of the Khojaly tragedy, giving international legal and political assessment to this massacre. The diplomat writes those bearing responsibility for committing this crime must be punished.

The article goes on to say that some countries have given political and legal assessment to Khojaly genocide. The Khojaly tragedy was described as a crime against humanity in the final document adopted in the summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference held in Cairo. Heads of state and government of OIC member states called the international community in the document to recognize the Khojaly tragedy as genocide.

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The “Korea Times” newspaper has published an article entitled “Khojaly genocide: the most horrible genocide of the 21st century”.

The article informs readers on the attack of the Armenian armed forces and 366 motor-infantry regiment of former USSR to Khojaly on February 26 1992 and the occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories. It says in the wake of the massacre committed in Khojaly 613 innocent were brutally killed, while 1275 were taken hostage. “The Human Rights Watch described the Khojaly tragedy as the largest massacre to date in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.”

The author underlines though the UN Security Council adopted four resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenian armed forces do not leave the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.

The article also briefs readers on the “Justice for Khojaly” campaign initiated by vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva.

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The “Korea Times” newspaper has published an article entitled “Khojaly genocide: the most horrible genocide of the 21st century”.

The article informs readers on the attack of the Armenian armed forces and 366 motor-infantry regiment of former USSR to Khojaly on February 26 1992 and the occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani territories. It says in the wake of the massacre committed in Khojaly 613 innocent were brutally killed, while 1275 were taken hostage. “The Human Rights Watch described the Khojaly tragedy as the largest massacre to date in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.”
The author underlines though the UN Security Council adopted four resolutions on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenian armed forces do not leave the occupied territories of Azerbaijan.
The article also briefs readers on the “Justice for Khojaly” campaign initiated by vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva.

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The Embassy of Azerbaijan in Montenegro has organized an event to commemorate the memory of the Khojaly tragedy`s victims.

The event participants were briefed on barbaric acts committed by Armenians against innocent people of Azerbaijan in Khojaly. The speakers at the event condemned Armenia`s aggressive policy against Azerbaijan and called on the international community not to remain indifferent to this crime against humanity.

The participants were also informed of the work done as part of the “Justice for Khojaly” campaign initiated by vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva. They also saw a documentary prepared by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation featuring the Khojaly tragedy.


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