Pennsylvania State’s legislative body adopted the draft resolution (HR 109) condemning the Khojaly massacre.

The resolution, co-authored by member of House of Representatives Harry Readshaw and 16 representatives of the State, condemns the bloody crime committed in the town of Khojaly against Azerbaijani civilians and underlines that Armenian armed forces carried out a policy of ethnic cleansing toward local residents, the Azerbaijani Embassy in the US told.

Azerbaijani MPs Sevinj Fataliyeva, Asim Mollazade, SOCAR vice-president Khalig Mammadov, head of the Azerbaijan Center of Houston Irada Akhundova and representatives of the Azerbaijani Embassy in the US attended the adoption of the resolution.

The draft resolution (HR 109) on the 23rd anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, which was adopted with an absolute majority of votes (198/0) during the first reading, was presented to the Azerbaijani delegation by the initiator of the resolution, speaker Harry Readshaw.

Following the session, a commemorative event was organized by the Assembly of the Friends of Azerbaijan (AFAZ) on Capitol Hill.

14 members of the House of Representatives (Harry Readshaw, David Millard, Vanessa Lowery Brown, Mark Cohen, Tim Hennesey, Margo Davidson, James Roebuck Jr., Paul Costa, Ronald Waters, Rick Saccone, Sue Helm, Chris Sainato, Karen Boback, Eddie Day Pashinski) addressed the event and expressed their condolences to the Azerbaijani people on this mournful day.

In his speech, the author of the draft resolution H.Readshaw said that Armenian armed units attacked Khojaly and committed the biggest massacre of civilians during the history of Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.

Several representatives mentioned that Azerbaijan is a reliable ally of the United States, despite all the geopolitical risks and accepted as a duty to attend the commemoration ceremony.

During their speeches, the representatives sounded opinions on Azerbaijan’s being as a important and strategic partner of the U.S. and expressed support to the future development of these relations.

It should be noted that the economy of the state of Pennsylvania ranks as the 16th largest in the world.

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