Turkish parliament to mull Azeri massacre
The Khojaly genocide of Azerbaijanis committed by Armenian armed forces during the Karabakh war will be discussed in the Turkish parliament on February 23, a source at the Turkish legislature told Azerbaijan’s Trend news agency on Wednesday.
MP from the ruling party, chairman of the Turkey-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary Friendship Group Necdet Unuvar and other lawmakers will speak in the parliament, the source said.
The Armenian military forces committed genocide in Khojaly on Feb.26, 1992. More than 600 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 old men. Some 487 civilians were injured during the genocide. In addition, 1275 residents were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.
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