The 30th anniversary of the Khojaly Genocide was commemorated on February 24, 2022, with a virtual multifaith memorial in Los Angeles, AzVision.az reports citing the Azerbaijani Consulate General in Los Angeles.
Held by the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, the event included remarks by diplomats, elected officials, as well as faith and community leaders representing Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Zoroastrian religious communities in Los Angeles and beyond.
Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles, Nasimi Aghayev, gave detailed information about the Khojaly Genocide, which was committed by Armenian troops on Feb. 25-26, 1992 in and around the town of Khojaly in Azerbaijan, resulting in the brutal slaughter of 613 innocent Azerbaijani civilians, including hundreds of children, women and elderly. Aghayev noted that the Khojaly Genocide was the first genocide in Europe after the end of the Cold War. “Considered by many as an example of modern day genocide, Khojaly challenges what we thought could never happen,” he said. “Unfortunately, the tragedy befalling the Azerbaijani people in the early 1990s did not end with Khojaly. Armenia went further and invaded around 20 percent of Azerbaijan’s sovereign territory, expelling 800,000 Azerbaijanis from their homes and lands,” Aghayev continued.
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