50 Pakistani eminent personalities sign Memorandum condemning Khojaly genocide
Baku, February 23 (AZERTAC). The Pakistan Observer newspaper has published an article entitled “Memorandum condemning Khojali genocide presented to UN Representative”.
The article reads: “A memorandum condemning diabolic killings in Nagorno Karabakh by the Armenian forces was presented to the Representative of United Nations here on Friday seeking justice from the world body and international community.
For presenting the Memorandum, fifty eminent personalities led by Zahid Malik, Editor-in-Chief, Pakistan Observer were to visit UN Office in Diplomatic Enclave. But, due to security concerns, it was suggested to send it by a Special Messenger to the UN office for onward transmission to UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon for consideration and necessary action.
The Memorandum, which was sent on behalf of people of Pakistan, conveying their sentiments on the savage attack carried out by Armenian forces, demanded the UN for immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of occupying forces from regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan and called for the restoration of economic, transport and energy links in the region, ensuring safe and sound return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes.
It demanded justice for the victims of Khojali town, who were attacked between the night of Feb. 25 and 26, 1992 at the hands of heavily armed Armenian forces killing 613 people including 63 children, 106 women and 70 elderly. 487 were wounded and 1275 were made hostages.
The memorandum said after the departure of the Soviet Union, armed Armenian nationalists invaded Nagorno Karabakh and seven other districts, located within the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan, driving out forcefully nearly one million civilians from their homes. More than twenty thousand lost their lives.
During all these years, the Memorandum said the UN adopted several resolutions for withdrawal of Armenian forces but aggressors did not implement them. The OIC and other world bodies also passed similar resolutions.
Meanwhile, Dashgin Shikarov, ambassador of Azerbaijan accompanied by Ilham Mammadov, First Secretary of the Mission visited office of Pakistan Observer on Friday to convey his thanks to Zahid Malik and those who participated in this Memorandum. Zahid Malik said his newspaper always take principled stand on humanitarian issues. His paper supports the principled position taken by the government of Azerbaijan on the issue of Nagorno Karabakh.”
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