Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 28 /Trend, T.Hajiyev/
A ceremony was conducted to present a book titled "Khojaly genocide: with words of witnesses". The book by MP Ganira Pashayeva and a member of the 'Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh' Public Union Havva Mammadova was published in Azerbaijani and Turkish languages.
Khojaly genocide is one of the worst tragedies in the history of the Azerbaijani people, MP Ganira Pashayeva said in her speech at the presentation ceremony.
According to the MP, preparing and publishing the book, they tried to do their duty. She said the book aims to present to readers the facts about the Khojaly genocide, with the words of witnesses.
"The book also includes articles published in the international media, the statements made by the Azerbaijani National Leader Heydar Aliyev and President Ilham Aliyev about the Khojaly genocide, the appeal of the Azerbaijani Parliament to the parliaments of other countries. In addition, the book includes the documents adopted by various international organizations on the fact of genocide," Pashayeva added.
According to the MP, the book, which includes photo-facts reflecting the horrors of genocide, the Armenian terror in general, contains exact figures, including lists of the dead, captured and held hostage, missing Khojaly residents, families, all of whose members were killed.
Armenian armed forces with the help of the 366th motor-rifling regiment occupied Azerbaijan's Khojaly city and committed genocide, killing hundreds of innocent people because of their ethnic background on February 26, 1992. As a result, 613 people were savagely killed, 487 were injured, and 1,275 people were taken into hostage. The fates of many of them are still unknown. After the 366th motor-rifling regiment's withdrawal from Khankendi, a major part of the military equipment owned by this military unit was transferred to the Armenian separatists.
