Plan of events on next anniversary of Khojaly Genocide approved
The head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration, Ramiz Mehdiyev, has issued an order approving the plan of events on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Khojaly Genocide.
The action plan was signed to ensure the implementation of the order "On the 25th anniversary of Khojaly genocide" of the Azerbaijani president, dated January 24, 2017, Azertac reported.
Khojaly, the second largest town in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, came under intense fire from the towns of Khankendi and Askeran already occupied by the Armenian Armed Forces in 1992.
About 613 civilians mostly women and children were killed in the massacre, and a total of 1,000 people were disabled. Eight families were exterminated, 25 children lost both parents, and 130 children lost one parent. Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage, and the fate of 150 of them remains unknown.
The plan envisages laying wreaths at the Khojaly memorials in Khatai district in Baku, in Goranboy region and Agjakand village, holding press conferences, commemorative ceremonies at embassies, missions and diaspora organizations of Azerbaijan in foreign countries, ensuring media coverage of these events both within the country and abroad.
Under the plan, religious confessions and organizations operating in the country will hold commemorative ceremonies for victims of the Khojaly genocide.
Morover, on February 26, first lessons at schools will be dedicated to the Khojaly tragedy and a minute`s silence will be held 17.00 throughout the country to commemorate the victims of the Khojaly genocide.
National flags of Azerbaijan will be lowered in the country that day as a sign of mourning.
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