Azerbaijan expects Iran's Parliament to officially recognize Khojaly genocide - ambassador
Date
2/23/2022 1:34:11 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 23
Trend:
Azerbaijan believes and expects Iran's Islamic Consultative
Assembly to adopt soon an appropriate resolution on the official
recognition of Azerbaijan's Khojaly genocide, Azerbaijan's
Ambassador to Iran Ali Alizade told Trend at a press conference in Tehran.
According to him, at different times, Iranian deputies, as well
as the Iran-Azerbaijan friendship group made statements condemning
the Khojaly genocide by calling it a crime against humanity.
The ambassador noted that during the 30-year illegal occupation
of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia, Iran has always supported the
territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.
'Moreover, during the 44-day second Karabakh war, the Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the government of Iran issued
statements expressing support for the territorial unity of
Azerbaijan,' he said.
During the first Karabakh war, on Feb. 25-26, 1992, the Armenian
Armed Forces, supported by the 366th infantry regiment of Soviet
troops, stationed in Khankendi city, committed an act of genocide
against the population of the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly.
As many as 613 civil residents, including 63 children, 106
women, and 70 old people were killed in the massacre, 1,000 people
were injured, and 1,275 were taken, hostage.
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