BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 25. Immediately marks the
34rd anniversary of the Khojaly Genocide, one of the crucial brutal
atrocities dedicated throughout Armenia’s aggression towards
Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani International Ministry mentioned, Pattern experiences.
“Immediately marks the thirty fourth anniversary of the Khojaly genocide
dedicated by the armed forces of Armenia.
The Khojaly genocide is without doubt one of the gravest crimes dedicated as
a part of Armenia’s coverage of occupation and genocide towards
Azerbaijan.
On the evening of 25-26 February 1992, Armenia’s armed forces
attacked the city of Khojaly, which had been beneath siege since
October 1991, with its highway and vitality communications minimize off, and
perpetrated mass atrocities towards the Azerbaijani civilian
inhabitants.
Throughout the bloodshed carried out by Armenia’s armed forces with
the help of the previous USSR’s 366th Motorized Rifle Regiment,
613 folks, together with 63 kids, 106 ladies, and 70 aged
individuals, had been killed in Khojaly with specific cruelty. 487
individuals had been severely injured, 1,275 residents had been taken hostage
and subjected to torture. Eight households had been fully
annihilated, 130 kids misplaced one among their mother and father, whereas 25
kids misplaced each of their mother and father. The destiny of a lot of these
taken hostage stays unknown.
These atrocities weren’t merely acts of struggle, however a part of ethnic
hatred and discrimination coverage. The focused massacres carried
out by Armenia towards Azerbaijanis in different Azerbaijani
settlements, reminiscent of Baghanis Ayrim, Jamilli, Karkijahan, Meshali,
Malibeyli, Garadaghly, Tugh, Selaketin, and so on., clearly reveal
the systematic and deliberate nature of the Khojaly genocide.
The Khojaly genocide constitutes a gross violation of
worldwide legislation, together with the Conference on the Prevention and
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, the Conference towards Torture
and Different Merciless, Inhuman or Degrading Remedy or Punishment, and
the Worldwide Conference on the Elimination of All Types of
Racial Discrimination and different worldwide humanitarian norms
and requirements. This tragedy should obtain its due evaluation within the
world authorized system as a criminal offense towards humanity.
The out there info relating to the purposeful character of the
Khojaly genocide, together with the confessions of one of many
organizers of the genocide, Armenia’s then Protection Minister and
ex-President Serzh Sargsyan affirm that this tragedy was a part of a
designed coverage.
Like in different liberated territories, as we speak life returns to
Khojaly, which stays one of many incurable wounds of our folks,
and our state and our nation don’t forget the victims of the
genocide and hold their reminiscences alive.
On the thirty fourth anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, we as soon as once more
honor the pricey reminiscence of the harmless victims of the tragedy.
Might Allah relaxation their souls in peace!”, the assertion mentioned.
