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Azerbaijan does not call for revenge, it does not need revenge, it needs only justice for the Khojaly genocide committed by Armenians against Azerbaijanis in early 1990s, MP Asim Mollazade said at the Seventh General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) held in Baku on Thursday.

"Khojaly town of Azerbaijan was absolutely destroyed, a lot of children, woman, elderly people were cruelly killed and burned. If military criminals, who committed these crimes, would not come to international court, they will repeat it," Mollazade said.

He said Azerbaijan expresses its appreciation to the parliament of Pakistan and parliament of Mexico for recognizing this genocide.

"We need help from politicians of all around the world to stop this type of genocide. We have to unite our efforts and create a system of justice in the world," he added.

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.

Mollazade said further that Azerbaijan has great experience on cooperation of culture, as well as cooperation of civilizations.

"Right now independent Azerbaijan has huge projects on restoration of silk roads and transport system. Azerbaijan is investing hundred millions of dollars for transport system uniting China and Europe, hundred millions of dollars in international communication system and creation of information hub in the region. We unite Europe and Asia. We need building peace, security and prosperity in our part of the world," he said.