World Azerbaijanis remember Khojaly genocide victims
World Azerbaijanis commemorated the 22nd anniversary of Khojaly genocide committed by Armenians on February 26 in 1992.
Azerbaijani Consulate General in Istanbul has organized an event commemorating the 22nd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide. Consul General in Istanbul Hasan Zeynalov briefed the event participants on the history of the tragedy.
Coordinator of the "Justice for Khojaly" campaign for Turkey Elmeddin Mehdiyev provided information about the campaign initiated by Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva.
Also, round table titled "Ethnic cleansing in the Nagorno-Karabakh and the Khojaly genocide" has been held in Istanbul, Turkey. The event was held at the initiative of the Caspian Strategy Institute (HASEN).
Head of Caspian Strategy Institute, Mesut Hakki Casın briefed the event participants on the history of the tragedy, which claimed the lives of 613 people, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 elders.
He said the Khojaly genocide was the continuation of the Armenian ethnic cleansing policy against the Azerbaijanis.
A photo exhibition marking the 22nd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide has opened in Time Gallery, Vienna, Austria. The exhibition brought together public figures, as well as employees of the Azerbaijani Embassy and members of the Azerbaijani community in Austria.
The event featured the demonstration of a documentary and a video on the consequences of the Armenian military aggression against Azerbaijan.
An international conference commemorating the Khojaly genocide has been arranged in Bielefeld, Germany. The event started with a one-minute-silence in memory of the Khojaly victims.
Head of the German-Azerbaijan Cultural Society in North Rhine-Westphalia province Tarana Taghiyeva briefed the event participants on the history of the Khojaly genocide.
Attending the event, Azerbaijani MP Musa Gasimli provided
information about the massacre, which claimed the lives of 613
people, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 elders.
The MP added a total of 1,000 civilians were disabled during the
Khojaly genocide.
The Azerbaijani-Italian Youth Association organized a rally on the Khojaly genocide in Milan within the international "Justice for Khojaly" campaign.
Supported by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Italy, the event aimed to deliver the realities about the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh and the Khojaly genocide to the Italian society.
The rally participants distributed booklets reflecting the
realities of the Khojaly massacre to the city residents.
Also, a seminar marking the 22nd anniversary of the Khojaly
genocide has been held at the Preston University of Pakistan. The
event brought together public and political figures of Pakistan, as
well as rectors and professors of leading universities of the
country, ambassadors of foreign countries and journalists.
The speakers provided an insight into the history of the Khojaly genocide.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Pakistan Dashgin Shikarov also highlighted the Khojaly massacre, as well as Armenian aggression against the Azerbaijanis.
The Azerbaijani Embassy in Croatia also organized a commemorative event on the Khojaly genocide. The event started with a one-minute-silence in memory of the Khojaly victims.
Addressing the event, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the country Kamil Khasiyev provided an insight into the history of the Khojaly genocide.
Books on the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the Khojaly tragedy published by the Embassy in the Croatian language were distributed to local residents, a library, and universities.