Romania`s national news agency publishes article on Khojaly genocide
Bucharest, February 18 (AZERTAC). Romanian national news agency AGERPRES has posted an article on the Khojaly genocide by Bucharest-based correspondent of Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency (AZERTAC) Igbal Hajiyev.
Written in Romanian, the article is headlined “Khojaly genocide - the most horrifying tragedy of the 20th century”.
The article says the Khojaly genocide is one of the most terrible and tragic pages of Azerbaijan`s history.
“The Khojaly genocide, which was part of Armenia`s policy of aggression against Azerbaijan, resulted in mass violation of the norms and principles of international law, human rights and freedoms.”
The article says that helped by the 366th armored and infantry regiment, which was located in the town of Khankendi, the Armenian armed forces brutally massacred unarmed and defenseless civilians in the town of Khohaly, including children, women and the elderly, and tortured those who survived.
“The massacre claimed lives of 613 civilians, including 106 women, 63 children, and 70 elders. Some 1,275 civilians were captured, with 150 of them still missing. Eight families were completely annihilated, 25 children lost both and 130 children lost one parent. Some 76 of a total of 487 wounded people were children.”
Hajiyev praised the role of national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev in raising the international community`s awareness of the Khojaly tragedy.
The article urges the international community to condemn the perpetrators of the massacre as well as Armenia`s policy of military aggression against Azerbaijan.
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