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Dutch students honor Khojaly massacre`s victims

21 February 2012 [15:39] - TODAY.AZ
Pupils of Dutch schools attended the ceremony dedicated to Khojaly genocide and Azerbaijan in Assen, the Netherlands. Dutch schoolchildren presented a performance reflecting cruel murder of civilian residents and children in Azerbaijani city Khojaly 20 years ago.

The ceremony also featured demonstration of video on Azerbaijan`s history and culture and performance of Azerbaijani musicians living in the country, Firangiz Bagirova and Elkhan Rzayev.
“Azerbaijan” song from Muslum Magomayev`s repertoire sung by local pupils aroused keen interest among Dutch audience.

According to the press service of the State Committee on Work with Diaspora, the event was attended by employees of Azerbaijan Embassy in the Netherlands, activists of general public and Azerbaijani Diaspora there.
 

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