UN publishes document on 33rd anniversary of Khojaly genocide Photo

A letter from the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Nations, marking the 33rd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, has been published as an official document of both the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council.

Azerbaijan's Permanent Mission to the UN has shared details on X, Caliber.Az reports.

The letter stresses that the crimes committed in Khojaly were not random but part of a large-scale, systematic policy rooted in ethnic and religious hatred and intolerance.

"The overall assessment of the causes and consequences of the aggression and the existing evidence make it absolutely clear that the crimes committed in Khojaly were not isolated or sporadic, but were part of a widespread and systematic policy and practice of atrocities motivated by ethnic and religious hatred and intolerance,” it says.

In a resolute conclusion, the statement asserts, "Accountability for serious offences is imperative and must be inevitable. Azerbaijan will never forget the atrocities committed against its people…"

By Aghakazim Guliyev