A commemoration ceremony dedicated to Khojali genocide was held in “Azersu” OJSC

      “Azersu” OJSC held a commemoration ceremony dedicated to Khojali genocide. First Khojali martyrs were remembered with a minute of silence. Participating in the ceremony the chairman of “Azersu” OJSC stated that Khojali Massacre being one of the bloodiest pages of the history of Azerbaijan people is the most heinous mass terror event under barbarism and brutality against humanity in the history of humankind. 20 years ago- on the night of 25 to 26 February 1992 Armenian armed forces, reportedly with help of the Russian 366th Motor Rifle Regiment, destroyed Azerbaijani city Khojali and hundreds of helpless, innocent people were murdered by these barbarians. During the military aggression 613 people including 106 women, 63 children and 70 elderly were killed with special cruelty, 8 families were annihilated, 487 wounded and 1275 were taken hostage. The fate of 150 hostages is still not known. “Firstly the political and legal evaluation of this bloody tragedy was given by national leader Heydar Aliyev after return to the power. The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev signed a decree on this tragedy on 1March 1994. By the decision of Milli Majlis 26 February was announced “Khojali genocide and national mourning day” and all international organizations informed about it.

      The chairman of “United Sukanal” LLC, veteran of Karabakh war Etibar Mammadov, engineers of “Azersu” OJSC Heydar Abbasov, Firuza Huseynova took parts in the ceremony said that the main aim of the tragedy in Khojali was occupation of lands of Azerbaijan and ethnic cleansing. They also noted that the memory of the victims of genocide is still in the heart of every Azerbaijanis.