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US congressman makes statement on 31 March - Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis
Baku, April 12 (AZERTAC). Texas State House of representative John Zervas made a statement on 31 March - Day of Genocide of Azerbaijanis.
The statement says that more than twelve thousand of Azerbaijanis, Jews, Persians, Kurds, and Lezghins were killed as a result of Armenian aggression in Baku, Guba, Shamakhi, Shusha, Nakchivan, and Iravan provinces in 1918.
As a result of the incidents among Armenian, Azeri and Bolshevik groups, threats of the civil war were occurred. The aggressive acts were cruel especially in Baku, Shamakhi, Guba, and Shusha.
The document reflects the importance of solving inter-ethnic conflicts with dialogue.
The significance of commemorating 31 March events more widely was underlined in the statement.
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