'Year of Garabagh' announced in Turkey
The "Year of Garabagh" has been announced in Turkey starting on
December 10, 2007. The decision was adopted by 212 local
non-governmental organizations, chairwoman of the Union of
Azerbaijani and Turkish Women, Tanzila Rustamkhanly, told
reporters.
Demonstrations and roundtables on the massacre perpetrated by Armenian forces against Azerbaijanis in Khojaly on February 25-26, 1992, the March 31 genocide and the occupation of Azerbaijan's Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh region by Armenia will be held in Turkey on the occasion.
Upper Garabagh is a historical Azerbaijani territory. Armenians were settled there in the early 19th century. Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in conflict over the mountainous region for over a decade. OSCE-brokered peace talks kicked off after a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a shaky cease-fire in 1994.
Demonstrations and roundtables on the massacre perpetrated by Armenian forces against Azerbaijanis in Khojaly on February 25-26, 1992, the March 31 genocide and the occupation of Azerbaijan's Upper (Nagorno) Garabagh region by Armenia will be held in Turkey on the occasion.
Upper Garabagh is a historical Azerbaijani territory. Armenians were settled there in the early 19th century. Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in conflict over the mountainous region for over a decade. OSCE-brokered peace talks kicked off after a lengthy war that ended with the signing of a shaky cease-fire in 1994.
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