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The Khojaly genocide anniversary march in Baku with the president and other dignitaries attendance
Tue 26 Feb 2019 06:26 GMT | 10:26 Local Time
The nationwide march, which began from the Azadlyg Square in Khatai district, involves ten thousands of people. They gathered to pay tribute to victims of Khojaly tragedy and draw the world community`s attention to this crime against humanity, which was committed by the Armenian fascists.
With President Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva in the front row, the marchers started moving in the direction of the Khojaly memorial in Khatai district.
Thousands of young people gathered along the avenues and streets that the marchers are moving. They hold portraits of innocent victims of the bloody event – slaughtered children, women and elders – photos depicting abominable scenes of slaughter, placards demanding to bring to account and punish perpetrators of the tragedy and to recognize this genocide at an international level, as well as placards with names and surnames of victims. “The world must recognize Khojaly genocide”, “Justice for Khojaly”, “Do not forget Khojaly”, “No to Armenian fascism”, “Khojaly genocide -27” and other slogans are displayed on large monitors along the streets, and on placards on building walls and balconies.
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A ceremonial guard of honor was lined up around the memorial.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev put a wreath at the memorial and paid tribute to Khojaly victims.
First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva, Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov, Speaker of the Milli Majlis Ogtay Asadov, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva, Arzu Aliyeva laid flowers at the monument.
State and government officials, members of the Milli Majlis, ministers, heads of committees and companies, representatives of the diplomatic corps, heads of religious confessions, as well as Khojaly genocide survivors also placed flowers at the memorial.
The nationwide march continues.
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The Khojaly Massacre: 27 Years Later is Change on the Horizon?
Wed 27 Feb 2019 07:52 GMT | 11:52 Local Time
The article reads as follows:
“This year we face the 27th anniversary of the Khojaly Massacre, a horrific tragedy for many, and which for me personally, involved being captured by the Armenian invaders, tortured, and left for dead.
It took me a long time, with much support from my beloved family and my community in my homeland of Azerbaijan, to even begin to speak of what happened, and many years later into today I have emerged as an outspoken advocate for survivors and as a voice for the many who did not make it through.
I can still remember my childhood, and growing up in the idyllic Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, as a schoolgirl and later when I began my first job as a telephone operator. That 20-year old girl could never have imagined that one day she would be a survivor of criminal warfare, that she would have to endure spinal surgeries to repair the damage inflicted upon her by torture, or that she would go through so many things and yet still come out of it strong.
For so many years since the Khojaly Genocide, which occured on February 26 of 1992 when Armenian troops attacked Khojaly murdering 613 Azerbaijani civilians, I along with hundreds of thousands of my countrymen have waited for justice, for the international community to push Armenia, condemned by the United Nations, to vacate the occupied Karabakh territory and return it to the survivors and refugees, who still long to go home. And we still wait. Yet this year there is a much different light on the horizon, and we stand with hope and anticipation of one day returning to the land we grew up in.
After so many years it seems nearly impossible, but an actual, tangible change is underway. The cruel Armenian leaders that oversaw the massacre of hundreds of innocent Azerbaijanis, as well as the illegal occupation and ethnic cleansing of around 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s sovereign territory, have been replaced, since the 2018 Velvet Revolution in Armenia. Even those so far at the top who thought themselves untouchable have been imprisoned or are being investigated and more accountability is hopefully soon to manifest. No, they are not being imprisoned or investigated for Khojaly or other crimes against Azerbaijan, but for the crimes they committed against Armenian people. Nevertheless, this is a start and hopefully one day we will see finally all the perpetrators of Khojaly brought to justice. My hope is also that the new leadership is aware of the dire position of Armenia, economically devastated and diplomatically isolated, in need of friends. The opportunity now for Armenia to relinquish the occupied Azerbaijani lands of Karabakh stands as a powerful threshold for Armenia’s next steps into the future. By doing the only right thing and making peace with Azerbaijan, Armenia can experience a brand new world of opportunity and can stop wasting its extremely limited funds on a criminal war.
It is time for us all to do better. I for one, a survivor of the worst massacre in the entire Nagorno-Karabakh war and a passionate advocate, look forward to this year and the next to be a time of great and transformative change, a time when I and so many other Azerbaijanis can finally return home, to honor the dead we have yet to be able to even visit, to rebuild our homes and communities, our mosques and our schools.
I have recently been honored to be elected to the Steering Committee of the reorganized Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh, serving as a representative of over 80,000 fellow refugees from the region. As my heart and soul longs to return and reclaim my homeland and to see justice served in my lifetime, I now have the profound privilege to fight for that same dream for the sake of thousands of my Azerbaijani brothers and sisters, so many who would and have done the same for me. Although this, like every Khojaly Massacre anniversary, is a sad affair, this year brings along with it a new and truly inspiring light, and a call to change that actually has a chance at succeeding. May we honor the victims and survivors in the most powerful of ways, by creating a future that repairs the cruelty and damage that has been done, that recognizes the lives that have been lost and restores the lives and homes of those that made it through.”
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Khojaly genocide victims commemorated in British parliament - VIDEO
Wed 27 Feb 2019 15:51 GMT | 19:51 Local Time
Report's British bureau informs that the event was attended by Azerbaijani ambassador to Great Britain Tahir Taghizade, member of the British parliament, chairman of the Britain-Azerbaijan parliamentary group Bob Blackman, head of the working group of Milli Majlis on interparliamentary ties with Great Britain Javanshir Feyziyev, member of the House of Lords of the British parliament David Evans, member of the Westminster city council of London Murad Hasanli and representatives of the Azerbaijani Diaspora.
British parliament member Bob Blackman said the sorrowful days of Azerbaijan, martyrs are commemorated in the British parliament every year and all efforts are taken for these events not to be forgotten.
Milli Majlis member Feyziyev spoke about the history of the genocide and noted the importance of commemorating Khojaly to avoid the repetition of such cases.
Azerbaijani ambassador to Great Britain Tahir Taghizade noted that more than 600 Azerbaijanis were brutally killed by Armenian militants 27 years ago.
Evans expressed his condolences to the government and the people of Azerbaijan.
Member of the London Westminster City Council Murad Hasanli and representative of the Azerbaijani Diaspora in Great Britain Kamran Balayev spoke about the Khojaly genocide.
The victims of Khojaly genocide were commemorated with a moment of silence in conclusion of the event.
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FM Mammadyarov mulls Karabakh conflict with UN High Commissioner
Wed 27 Feb 2019 18:54 GMT | 22:54 Local Time
At the meeting, the sides exchanged their views on the existing cooperation between Azerbaijan and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Minister Elmar Mammadyarov informed High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet that over 1 million Azerbaijanis were subjected to ethnic cleansing and forcefully expelled from their native lands as a result of the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and adjacent regions of Azerbaijan by Armenian armed forces. The necessity of restoring the human rights of internally displaced persons, whose fundamental rights had been violated, was underlined. In this regard, the importance of taking a principled stance and efficient actions by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights was emphasized.
Furthermore, the sides discussed various issues of the international agenda.
High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet expressed her gratitude to Minister Elmar Mammadyarov for voluntary contributions from Azerbaijan last year to support the activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Georgian president officially welcomed in Baku
Wed 27 Feb 2019 07:43 GMT | 11:43 Local Time
A guard of honor was arranged for the Georgian President in the square decorated with the national flags of the two countries.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev welcomed Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili.
The chief of the guard of honor reported to the Georgian President.
President Ilham Aliyev and President Salome Zurabishvili
reviewed the guard of honor.
The Georgian President saluted the Azerbaijani soldiers.
The state anthems of Georgia and Azerbaijan were played.
State and government officials of Azerbaijan were introduced to President Salome Zurabishvili, and members of the Georgian delegation were introduced to President Ilham Aliyev.
The guard of honor marched in front of the heads of state to the accompaniment of a military march.
The presidents posed for official photos.
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