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“We Remember! We demand justice for innocent victims of the Khojaly genocide! Justice is an important component of reconciliation,” Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev wrote on Twitter, “QİA.AZ” informs. “Perpetrators of the Khojaly genocide are glorified as heroes in Armenia based on extreme ideologies of racism, discrimination, ethnic hate,” he noted.

The information campaign dedicated to the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide continues with the support of the State Committee on Work with the Diaspora. “QİA.AZ” informs that to draw the local community’s attention to the genocide committed against Azerbaijani people, posters with the slogans ‘Justice for Khojaly!’ were placed in the capitals of Mexico… Continue reading Mexico and Peru join ‘Justice for Khojaly!’ information campaign

Today, Azerbaijani embassies abroad will lower state flags to half mast to commemorate the victims of the Khojaly tragedy. According to “QİA.AZ”, Azerbaijan’s diplomatic missions in Japan and Malaysia have already lowered the flags. The staff of the embassies also held informational rallies dedicated to the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy. On the night of… Continue reading Azerbaijani embassies to lower flags in memory of Khojaly victims

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has visited the ‘Mother’s cry’ monument erected in Baku in memory of the victims of the Khojaly genocide. According to “QİA.AZ”, President Ilham Aliyev laid a wreath at the monument and paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the genocide on the 29th anniversary of… Continue reading Ilham Aliyev visits ‘Mother’s Cry’ monument

First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva has published a post on the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide on her Instagram account. According to “QİA.AZ”, the post reads: “Tragedies such as the Khojaly genocide cannot be forgotten. There is no justification for the brutal killing of innocent people! We will always protect the truth about those horrific events from… Continue reading Mehriban Aliyeva shares post on Khojaly genocide

On Feb. 25, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov received Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan George Deek, “QİA.AZ” informs, referring to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the current situation in the region, as well as the implementation of the trilateral statements of November 10, 2020 and January 11, 2021. They also discussed prospects for the… Continue reading Azerbaijani FM mulls Karabakh issue with Israeli ambassador

On Feb. 25, Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Lieutenant General Kerim Veliyev met with a delegation led by Major General Kamal Azfar, the Director-General Frontier Works Organization of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, at the International Military Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Defense, “QİA.AZ” informs, referring to the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. The Pakistani delegation was… Continue reading Azerbaijan, Pakistan mull issues of developing military cooperation

February 26, 2021, marks the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide committed by Armenia’s armed forces during the Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan. “One of the gravest crimes committed against the civilian population during the decades of Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan and the most tragic page of the First Karabakh War was the occupation of the… Continue reading MFA issues statement on 29th anniversary of Khojaly genocide

NATO is closely following the development of the situation in Armenia, and calls on the parties to avoid escalation and to resolve all differences peacefully within the constitution, “QİA.AZ” informs, citing a Twitter post of NATO’s official representative Oana Lungescu. “We are closely monitoring developments in our partner country Armenia. It’s important to avoid words or actions that… Continue reading NATO comments on situation in Armenia