Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 26 / Trend T. Hajiyev /
Prague held the action "Justice to Khojaly - Light of Khojaly" dedicated to the 19 th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide. The action took place on Friday. It was organized by the society "Azer-Czech" with the support of the Azerbaijani Embassy in the Czech Republic in the central square of the city, the society said.
The tent "Khojaly was set on this square before the temple of St.. Ludmila.
The film on the tragedy was demonstrated in the Czech language for four hours. Moreover, an open-air photo exhibition was launched. More than 500 booklets and brochures were distributed. Hundreds of Czech and foreign tourists showed interest in the tent as it was placed at the central square.
They signed a declaration declaring Armenia as the aggressor country.
The chairman of the society Elshan Nazarov spoke about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the campaign "Justice for Khojaly". In his speech, Ambassador Tahir Taghizade compared Khojaly genocide that occurred 19 years ago, with the events in the Czech town of Lidice 69 years ago.
He urged the public to support Azerbaijan in its fair position. Honorary citizen of Khojaly, professor Vagif Arzumanli shared his own bitter memories. He said that Karabakh is an inseparable part of Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani and Czech public figures, representatives of NGOs, officials and numerous media representatives attended the event. The representatives of delegations from Azerbaijan - MP Gular Akhmedova, president of the National Forum of the NGO Rauf Zeyni, chairman of the International Centre for Diaspora Ismail Agayev and representative of the Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce Alesker Hasanov also participated in the event.
The materials, used during the campaign, were prepared with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the State Committee for Diaspora Affairs, Odlar Yurdu (Land of Fire) organization operating in Great Britain, the executive branch of Ganja and the International Bank of Azerbaijan.
The Armenian military forces committed genocide in Khojaly on Feb. 26, 1992. More than 600 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 old men. A total of 1,000 civilians were disabled during the genocide. Eight families were annihilated, 130 children lost one parent, and 25 lost both. Additionally, 1,275 peaceful residents were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.