Azerbaijani parliament to discuss Khojaly genocide

Events dedicated to the Khojaly genocide will be held in the Azerbaijani Parliament.

This issue is included in the action plan of the Parliamentary Youth and Sports Committee during the spring session, APA reports.

In February, it is planned to organize and hold events dedicated to the Khojaly genocide.

The Khojaly genocide is considered one of the bloodiest massacres committed by Armenia against ethnic Azerbaijanis. Late into the night on February 25, Armenia’s forces, backed by the Infantry Guard Regiment No. 366 from a then-collapsed Soviet army, assaulted the town of Khojaly, located in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.

As a result of the attack, the Armenian armed forces killed 613 ethnic Azerbaijanis, including 106 women, 63 children, and 70 elderly people; and took another 1,275 as hostages. Another 150 Azerbaijani nationals went missing, and their fates remain unknown to this day. Those suffering major injuries or having been maimed totalled 487, including 76 children