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Khojaly Genocide commemorated in European Parliament

04 March 2009 11:42 (UTC +04:00)

Members of the European Parliament, representatives of diplomatic corps accredited in the European Union, mass media, research centers in Brussels, nongovernmental organizations and Azerbaijani community attended the event.

Press service of Azerbaijani embassy in Belgium told APA that the participants of the event familiarized themselves with the photo exhibition on Khojaly Genocide prepared by Heydar Aliyev Foundation. Head of Azerbaijani representation to the European Union, Ambassador Emin Eyyubov made a keynote speech at the event.

Following this, member of the European Parliament Gisela Kallenbach called the participants to commemorate the Khojaly victims with a minute silence. Senior Fellow of Jamestown Foundation Vladimir Socor shared his views on Khojaly genocide.

The participants were informed about the international campaign â€œJustice for Khojalyâ€ initiated by Leyla Aliyeva, Coordinator on Intercultural Dialogue of OIC Youth Forum, the campaign was supported with signatures.

The event finished with the screen showing the names of Khojaly Genocide victims.

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