AZERBAIJAN’S EMBASSY TO KYRGYZSTAN COMMEMORATED 16th ANNIVERSARY OF KHAJOLY TRAGEDY
Azerbaijan’s embassy to Kyrgyzstan held a ceremony to commemorate the 16th anniversary of Khajoly tragedy at the conference hall of the State History Museum of the country.
Representatives of Azeri and Turkish Diaspora organizations living in Bishkek as well as Turkish businessmen and journalists attended the event.
The attendees observed a minute of silence to revere victims of the tragedy.
The participants saw a photo exhibition at the foyer of the Museum featuring Khojaly tragedy, Armenia’s military aggression against Azerbaijan and terror acts committed by Armenians.
Advisor of the Embassy Elkhan Zeynalov spoke of crimes committed by Armenians against Azerbaijanis and Turks and described Khojaly genocide as the bloodiest of them.
Speaker at the event, including members of Kyrgyz Parliament Ernest Akbarov, chairman of Azeri Culture Center in Bishkek Akif Allahverdiyev and the aged member of Azerbaijan’s Diaspora Asad Hasanov condemned barbarism by Armenians committed against Azerbaijanis.
The ceremony adopted address to Kyrgyz Parliament, as well as representative offices of embassies and international organizations in the country over Khojaly tragedy.
Employees of Azerbaijan embassy presented books, disks and brochures featuring the genocide, Armenia’s aggression against Azerbaijan to Kyrgyzstan’s Presidential Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as to each member of Kyrgyz Parliament, foreign embassies, international organizations and local and foreign journalists.
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