DAYS OF SORROW
Dnepropetrovsk commemorates Khojaly genocide victims
Baku, February 25 (AZERTAC). A remembrance ceremony to mark the 22nd anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy has been held in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.
The event was organized by the Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Youth Union (UAYU), the Azerbaijani Students and Alumni International Forum and Dnepropetrovsk regional branch of the United Congress of Ukrainian Azerbaijanis.
Attending the event Chairman of the Dnepropetrovsk branch of the Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Youth Union Elza Bakirova briefed the event participants on the Khojaly massacre. She said that Armenians will answer for the acts committed in Khojaly.
Azerbaijani legislator of the province of Dnepropetrovsk Fakhraddin Mukhtarov, Chairman of the Dnepropetrovsk regional branch of the Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Congress Gudrat Hajiyev, Vice-Chairmen of Congress Zohrab Najafov, Najaf Ahmadov, head of Ukrainian Azerbaijani Youth Union Anar Tahirov and others spoke about the Khojaly tragedy, Armenia`s aggression against Azerbaijan. They noted that Azerbaijan has grown into a regional leader in terms of its economic and military power.
They all expressed confidence that under the leadership of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev the occupied territories would be freed soon.
The participants watched the "Karabakh - in whirlpool of history" film co-produced by the Azerbaijani and Ukrainian Televisions.
After the film demonstration, Deputy Chairman of Dnepropetrovsk Regional Administration`s Youth Department Alexander Zolotukhin and others called Khojaly events "a crime against humanity" committed by Armenians.