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Azerbaijan, Baku, July 3 / Trend /
The Senate of Jordan has condemned the Khojaly genocide.
Jordanian Senate has adopted a statement on the Khojaly genocide, the press service of Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
The statement condemns the violence committed against the Muslim Azerbaijani population and acts of vandalism against mosques and Islamic shrines.
The Senate also calls for the resolution of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan in accordance with international norms and principles in the framework of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan as well as for the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on the conflict.
Jordan's Legislative Body also notes the country's commitment to peaceful resolution of all conflicts and encourages other countries to support Azerbaijani refugees and internally displaced persons, who find themselves in difficult circumstances as a result of the conflict.
On Feb.25-26 February, 1992, Armenian occupation forces together with the 366th infantry regiment of Soviet troops stationed in Khankendi (previously Stepanakert) committed an act of genocide towards the population of the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly.
Some 613 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 killed, 130 children lost one parent and 25 lost both. Additionally, 1,275 innocent residents were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 remains unknown.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 per cent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994.The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France and the U.S. - are currently holding peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented four U.N. Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding regions.