Azerbaijan`s embassy to Japan continues events on Khojaly genocide
Baku, February 26 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan`s Embassy to Japan has held a number of events marking the 21st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.
On February 22, the embassy sent a statement on the Khojaly massacre to the Japanese Parliament, Cabinet of Ministries, diplomatic corps and the mass media.
The document urges the Japanese government to contribute to the recognition of the Armenian aggression and demand immediate withdrawal of Armenian forces from the occupied Azerbaijani territories.
The documents say: “The Armenian military forces committed genocide in Khojaly on February 26, 1992 killing 613 people, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 old men. Thousands of fleeing civilians were ambushed by Armenian forces. Punitive teams of the so-called NK defense army reached the unprotected civilians to slaughter them, mutilating and scalping some bodies. In just a few hours, 613 civilians were killed, including 106 women, 70 old men and 63 children. A total of 1,000 civilians were disabled. 56 people were killed with outrageous brutality, eight families were totally exterminated, and 25 children lost both parents, while 130 children lost at least one parent, in what became the most brutal punishment of civilians during the three years of the conflict`s military phase. Moreover, 1,275 innocent people were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.”
An exhibition on Khojaly genocide also opened at the embassy, where the Japanese visited to see the photos reflecting the bloody massacre.
Books, brochures, journals and CDs about the Khojaly tragedy and Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan were distributed among the visitors.
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