Azerbaijan's Khojaly genocide is clear illustration of Armenia's racist policy - minister
Date
2/25/2022 5:20:56 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 25
By Humay Aghajanova - Trend:
The sole reason for killing the inhabitants of Khojaly was their
ethnicity, and this clearly indicates the racist policy pursued by
Armenia, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at a
conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Khojaly
genocide, Trend reports.
The minister noted that a thorough investigation of the Khojaly
genocide by the law enforcement agencies of Azerbaijan proved it
was genocide.
'To date, the national legislatures of 17 countries and 23 US
states have strongly condemned the genocide and adopted appropriate
decisions and resolutions. Unfortunately, despite this, the
perpetrators of this crime have yet to be brought to justice,'
Bayramov 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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