Witness of Khojaly genocide attends conference in Hungary
Baku, February 24 (AZERTAC). A witness of the Khojaly Genocide, chairperson of the public union on recognition of the Armenian aggression Sariyya Muslimgizi participated in an international conference in Hungary.
The event dedicated to the Khojaly and Srebrenica Genocides in the context of the Western Balkans and South Caucasus was organized by Azerbaijan embassy in Hungary and Budapest Foundation for International Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities.
Mrs. Muslimgizi said: “At night from February 25 to 26 the Armenian armed forces occupied the town of Khojaly. The occupation was carried out with active support of several units of the Russian Army`s 366th regiment. Occupation of Khojaly was followed with unprecedented brutalities against the civilian population. In a few hours the aggressors killed 613 innocent and unarmed people. Among them were 106 women, 83 children. 56 people were killed with special brutality. 8 families were totally exterminated. 25 children were totally, and 130 children were partly orphaned. 476 people became disabled persons (of them 76 were minors). 1275 people were taken into hostage and even though afterwards most of the hostages were released from captivity, the fates of 150 of them are still unknown.
The chairperson disseminated books on the Khojaly Genocide among the conference participants.
The speeches were also made by Azerbaijani human rights commissioner Elmira Suleymanova, Azerbaijani ambassador to Hungary Vilayat Guliyev, Chief of the Budapest Foundation for International Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities Mr. Tatar and witnesses of Srebrenica genocide.
