Turkmenistan commemorates victims of Khojaly genocide
Baku, February 23 (AZERTAC). Azerbaijan`s Embassy in Turkmenistan has held an event marking the 21st anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy.
The event brought together employees of diplomatic corpus accredited in Turkmenistan, as well as public figures.
The event started with a one-minute-silence in memory of the Khojaly victims.
Azerbaijani Ambassador to Turkmenistan Vahdat Sultanzade briefed the event participants on the Khojaly massacre which had been perpetrated by Armenian armed forces.
He noted several foreign parliaments recognized the atrocities committed by the Armenian Armed forces in Khojaly as genocide.
The ambassador highlighted the events in a number of countries within the “Justice for Khojaly” International Awareness Campaign initiated by Vice-Chairperson of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva.
The ambassador read out an appeal of Chairman of the Caucasus Muslim Board Sheikh-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade on the occasion of 21st anniversary of Khojaly genocide to religious leaders and international organizations.
The event also featured the demonstration of books and photos, as well as CDs on the Khojaly massacre.
The participants also watched a documentary on the massacre.
The Embassy also issued a media statement on the Khojaly massacre.
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