Azerbaijani Ecology Minister Reports Full Speed Ahead For COP29 Preparations In Country
Date
2/26/2024 7:10:35 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 26. The process of
preparation for COP29 is underway in Azerbaijan and all relevant
structures are involved in this work, Minister of Ecology and
Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Mukhtar Babayev told reporters
during his visit to the Mother's Cry monument of the Khojaly
genocide, Trend reports.
According to Babayev, thousands of guests are expected to arrive
in Azerbaijan in connection with the event.
To note, today marks the 32nd commemoration of the Khojaly
massacre. On the night of February 25-26, 1992, Khojaly city was
occupied by Armenia's armed forces with the assistance of the
former USSR's 366th Motorized Rifle Regiment following massive
artillery shelling.
As a result of the occupation, 613 people, including 63
children, 106 women, and 70 elderly citizens were brutally
murdered, eight families were completely wiped out, 130 children
lost one of their parents, and 25 children lost both of their
parents. The fate of 150 people, including 68 women and 26 children
out of 1275 people
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