A Seminar On The Khojaly Tragedy Held In Pakistan
Date
2/28/2023 5:47:19 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews) A seminar dedicated to the 31st anniversary of the Khojaly
tragedy was held yesterday in the Pakistani capital – Islamabad
jointly organized by the Eurasian Regional Center of the Islamic
Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF-ERC), Pakistan Youth Advocacy Network
(YAN), Quaide Azam University (Department of International
Relations Islamabad) and“The Dayspring” media group as well as
with the support of the embassy of Azerbaijan, accredited in
Pakistan.
Accroding to Azernews , the seminar was attended
by about 120 students, young scientists, and experts. Chairman of
YAN and member of ICYF Board Fsahat Ul Hassan, noted that holding
commemorative events in different cities of Pakistan has already
become a tradition in connection with the Khojaly tragedy, at the
same time, they expressed their hope that Azerbaijan will restore
its sovereignty in the territory of Khojaly after the victory
achieved in the 44-day war.
Khazar Farhadov, the ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to
Pakistan, while delivering his speech, noted that 'Pakistan
holds a special place in the hearts of Azerbaijanis and that it is
the first country that recognizes Khojaly tragedy as a
genocide .'
In addition, the ambassador informed about the tragedy of
Khojaly, called this incident a crime against humanity, regretted
that the criminals still remain unpunished, and also wished for a
peaceful resolution of the Kashmir conflict soon at basis of UN SC
corresponding resolutions.
At the seminar, Salahuddin Chaudhry - former ambassador of
Pakistan to Azerbaijan, Syed Qandil Abbas - associate professor of
Quaide Azam University, Asim Nawaz Abbasi- founder of Dayspirng
media group, Mushal Malik - chairman of the Peace and Culture
Organization and human rights defender, Musawar Tanoli -
representative of the Young Diplomats Forum, evaluated the Khojaly
tragedy as a crime against humanity and they valued the activity of
the Azerbaijani government, as well as the ICYF-ERC in the process
of international recognition of the tragedy. In many speeches, a
number of topical issues related to the policy of ethnic cleansing
and the peacemaking process were touched. Pakistani speakers,
especially one of the main speakers human rights defender Mushal
Malik, spoke about the tragedy of Kashmir and the problems faced by
Muslims living in this region, also made a comparison between the
mentioned tragedies.
At the end, the participants of the seminar got acquainted with
the photo exhibition depicting the Khojaly tragedy.
It should be noted that Pakistani youth have always defended
Azerbaijan's fair position on the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict
both at the national and international levels.
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