Ex-Turkish PM: Khojaly - bloodiest tragedy in history of mankind
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By Trend
The Khojaly tragedy is the bloodiest one in the history of mankind, Turkish ex-Prime Minister, MP from the ruling Justice and Development Party Ahmet Davutoglu wrote on Facebook Feb. 26.
Davutoglu stressed that the bloody Khojaly tragedy, which was committed against fraternal Azerbaijanis, more united hearts.
He added that there is no doubt that sooner or later all occupied Azerbaijani territories will be liberated and Azerbaijani citizens will return to their ancestral lands.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, in 1992 Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
On Feb. 25-26, 1992, the Armenian armed forces, together with the 366th infantry regiment of Soviet troops, stationed in Khankendi, committed an act of genocide against the population of the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly. As many as 613 people, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 old people were killed in the massacre. Eight families were totally exterminated, 130 children lost one parent and 25 children lost both. Some 1,275 innocent residents were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 people still remains unknown.
The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN Security Council resolutions on withdrawal of its armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding districts.
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