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Document on Khojaly genocide prepared by Ganira Pashayeva and signed by 25 delegates from various countries released at PACE

27 January 2011 15:07 (UTC +04:00)

The document reads: â€œKhojaly genocide is on of the horrible and tragic pages of Azerbaijanâ€™s history. 19 years ago â€“ on February 26, 1992, Armenian armed forces with the help of 366th motor-rifling regiment occupied Khojaly city of Azerbaijan and committed genocide killing hundreds of innocent people because of their ethnic background. 613 people â€“ 106 women, 63 children and 70 old people were savagely killed, about 1000 civilians became invalids, 8 families were totally exterminated, 25 children were totally, and 130 children were partly orphaned. 1275 people were taken into hostage. The fates of 150 of them are still unknown. Khojaly city was totally destroyed and annihilated as a result of these events. The enumerated facts demand the correct and fair politico-legal assessment to the crime committed against the mankindâ€.

Pashayeva told APA that this written statement was released at PACE as well as proclaimed at the assemblyâ€™s meeting: â€œThe members of Azerbaijani delegation brought up a question on Khojaly genocide at the assemblyâ€™s meeting, informed the MPs on it, showed the parliamentarians the photos on the books prepared by Heydar Aliyev Foundation. Azerbaijani MPs stressed the importance of PACE to strengthen efforts in order to recognize the genocide against Azerbaijanis in Khojaly as a crime against mankind and to judge the committersâ€.