All people must work in name of peace and tranquility to avoid such tragedies as Khojaly in future - UK ambassador
Date
2/25/2022 7:30:21 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 25
By Humay Aghajanova - Trend:
All people must work in the name of peace and tranquility in
order to avoid such tragedies as Khojaly in the future, UK
Ambassador to Azerbaijan James Sharp wrote on Twitter, Trend reports.
The ambassador noted that he attended the conference and
exhibition organized by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry in memory
of Khojaly victims, on Feb. 25.
'We remember the innocent victims of the tragedy with great
sorrow. We must all work in the name of peace and tranquility in
order to avoid similar tragedies in the future,' Sharpe stated.
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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