China mourns Khojaly genocide`s victims
Beijing, February 25 (AZERTAC). A commemorative event on the 20th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre was held in Azerbaijan Embassy in China on Friday.
An exhibition featuring materials and photos presented by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, CDs, books and booklets from “Truth about Karabakh” series and paintings on `Khojaly through the eyes of children` was organized here.
President Ilham Aliyev`s message to the people of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was read out in the event attended by representatives of diplomatic corps in Beijing and Azerbaijanis living here.
Informing participants on the slaughter committed by Armenians 20 years ago in Khojaly, Azerbaijani ambassador to China Latif Gandilov said that the bloody crimes in Khojaly were not only against Azerbaijanis, but also whole humanity.
He said it has been 20 years since the Khojaly genocide, one of the most terrible and bloodiest tragedies in the 20th century. On the night of 25-26 February 1992, the Armenian armed forces, with participation of the Khankendi-based 366th motorized infantry regiment, attacked and ruined, in one night, the town of Khojaly, which had been encircled during months. In this bloody act, they brutally slaughtered civilians, murdering 613 people, abusing corpses, taking 1275 hostages. Of them, the fate of 150 remains unknown. Of the killed, 63 are children, 106 are women and 70 are elders. The military invasion completely wiped out 8 families.
He also underlined the necessity of the continuation of activities to make the world community known about the massacre.
A presentation of the web site www.huojiali.com in Chinese language aiming to educate the Chinese society on the massacre took place as part of the event.
The web site features wide information on the “Justice for Khojaly” Campaign initiated by vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and General Coordinator of the Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC) Leyla Aliyeva.
The participants watched a film on the Khojaly events.
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