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The Italian parliament will discuss a draft resolution on Khojaly genocide committed against Azerbaijanis by Armenians during the 1990s war in the near future, member of the Italy-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary working group Azer Karimli said.
He said that the Italian Senate in February touched upon the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh conflict during the discussions of a document on the situation in the South Caucasus. The Senate supported Azerbaijan`s just position and demanded the international organizations to enforce their decisions on the country`s territorial integrity.
They also underlined that the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict must be solved in compliance with the principle of territorial integrity.
According to Karimli, a delegation led by deputy chairman of the ruling Yeni Azerbaijan Party (YAP) Ali Ahmadov visited Italy in March. Several important meetings have been held as part of the visit. Azerbaijani delegation has discussed issues on the Khojaly genocide with former Italian Prime Minister, head of the People of Freedom (PDL) party Silvio Berlusconi.
Active member of the Italy-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary working group Maurizio del Tenno noted that he would present a document on the Khojaly massacre to the Italian parliament.
Representatives of major political parties of the Italian parliament, as well as Fiorello Provera, Vice-Chairman of the European Parliament`s Committee on Foreign Affairs also supported the document.

613 people, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 elderly, were killed during the genocide in Khojaly committed by Armenian forces on February 25-26, 1992. A total of 1,000 civilians were disabled. Eight families were annihilated, 130 children lost one parent and 25 lost both. Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.