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February 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, which is one of the blackest and bloodiest pages of human history. Even after 25 years, the scars remain raw and the trauma as stark as ever.
Khojaly Massacre
The Khojaly massacre is one of the most heinous and bloodiest events of the 20th century. It is still a black spot on the collective human conscious of the region and the globe as well. It is an act of barbarism and discrimination. The town of Khojaly came under intensive fire from the town of Khankendl and Askeran already occupied by Armenian armed forces February 25, 1992. According to an official report, 613 civilians were killed, including 106 women, 70 elderly and 83 children, and a total of 1,000 civilians were disabled. Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage.
Khojaly assault by Armenian armed forces was predetermined by strategic location of the city. The city with population of 7000 people is situated 10 kilometers to South-East from Khankendi. Khojaly is situated on the way Aghdam-Shusha, AskeranKhankendi and has an airport, the only in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Khojaly tragedy was another terrible example of the policy of ethnic cleansing and genocide against the Azerbaijani people, which is pursued by the Armenian nationalists and their patrons for a long time.
Khojaly: integral Part of Azerbaijan
"The Khojaly genocide was an integral part of the occupation policy of Armenia against Azerbaijan, and this led to the massive and gross violation of the norms and principles of international law and human rights and freedoms, "
Illegal Referendum
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan strongly condemned Armenia plans to conduct so-called "referendum on constitutional changes" in the puppet illegal regime it has established in the temporarily occupied territories of Azerbaijan. It reiterates that through aggression and occupation Armenia established an illegal regime in the temporarily occupied territories of Azerbaijan which is under its military, political and financial obligations as as was confirmed by the European Court of Human Rights in its judgment of 16 June 2015 on the case of Chlragov and others v. Armenia.
Armenia's Provocative Step
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan termed it as provocative step Armenia's deliberate attempts to change...