Jordanian newspaper posts article by Azerbaijani Ambassador
Amman, January 20 (AZERTAC). Jordan-based Al Khaimah Al Urduniyya newspaper has posted an article by Azerbaijani Ambassador Sabir Aghabayov, who remembers the Black January events of 1990.
In the article, the Ambassador strongly condemns the massacre of Azerbaijani civilians committed 24 years ago, calling it one of the bloodiest crimes of the Soviet leadership in an attempt to save the empire. He notes that Soviet troops with support of tanks, helicopters and navy stormed the city, indiscriminately killing unarmed inhabitants, including women, children, and the elderly. The Ambassador calls the events of 1990 the most violent crackdown of the Soviet regime on its own citizens. Mr. Aghabayov says the 20th of January is a day, which went down in the history as the struggle for the freedom and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and as a heroism page.
The articles also gives a brief history of the events that led to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, occupation of Azerbaijan`s lands by Armenia, and the emergence of over one million refugees and IDPs in Azerbaijan.
The Ambassador also touches upon Azerbaijan-Jordan relations, stressing the role of “sincere contacts” between the heads of state, and also highlights Azerbaijan`s achievements over the years of independence (http://www.alkhaimahjo.com/ViewArticle.aspx?Id=1885).
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