Azerbaijan, Tovuz, Feb. 22 / Trend , E.Rustamov/ Citizens of Azerbaijan hope that the policy of Turkey on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict will remain the same, told reporters on Sunday deputy of Milli Majlis /Parliament of Azerbaijan/, member of Azerbaijani delegation to PACE Ganira Pashayeva.
Ganira Pashayeva and chief editor of "Zaman-Azerbaijan" Enes Dzhansever in connection with the 17 anniversary of Khojaly tragedy, together with representatives of the influential Turkish media arrived in the Tovuz region of Azerbaijan on 22 of February. The guests visited the village of Tovuz District, located near the border area.
The visit was attended by representatives of the Turkish media such "Zaman", "Yeni Şafaq", "Kanal 7", "Auksion", "Bu gün" and "Star".
Genocide in Khojaly Azerbaijan took place on the night of 25 to 26 February 1992 by the Armenian armed forces. As a result of the tragedy, 613 people were killed, among them 106 women and 83 children, 1275 - taken prisoner, 150 - missing, 487 - became handycaps.
According to the worker of the "Auksion" magazine, Tundzhera Cetinkaya, Turkey should not open borders with Armenia.
According to Enes Dzhansever, the editor of the "Zaman-Azerbaijan" newspaper, Armenia always claims so-called genocide, however the real genocide has been during the events of Khojaly.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian armed forces have occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7 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 the peace negotiations.
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