|
Monument to Khojaly victims to open in Hague |
|
|
|
|
Source : Administrator
|
|
Monday, 25 February 2008 |
|
The first-ever monument to the victims of the Khojaly massacre
perpetrated by Armenians in 1992 to be erected outside Azerbaijan will
be unveiled in the Hague, Netherlands on Sunday.
 The monument,
constructed in the Kamperfoeliestraat Park, is one of the biggest
projects implemented by the Dutch-Azeri-Turkish Culture Association.
The goal of the measure is to convey the realities about that tragic
day to the Dutch and expatriate communities, the State Committee on
Work with Azerbaijanis Living Abroad told AssA-Irada.
On
February 26, 1992, Armenian forces attacked unarmed civilians in
Khojaly with the support of the Russian troops. 613 people were
brutally killed, while 1,275 taken captives, 487 became handicapped and
150 went missing.
The monument shows an image of a mother raising
her baby above her head to protect it from Armenian thugs. The
marble-made edifice, constructed with the support of the State
Committee, is about two meters high. A large flower garden will be set
up around the monument, which is located in a vast area rented for 30
years.
Representatives of the Azeri and Turkish Diasporas will attend the opening ceremony.
The Dutch-Azeri-Turkish Culture Association was established in 1991.
The
16th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy, which is commemorated every
year in many countries worldwide, will be marked in New York on
Saturday. The event, to be organized in the city's Turkish center
jointly by Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora organizations operating in
the United States under the "Khojaly - destroyed city" motto, aims to
provide the US community with broad information on Armenia's policy of
aggression against Azerbaijan and the Khojaly genocide. The function
will be held in the English language to attract broader audience.
A
protest over the Khojaly genocide will be held outside the Armenian
representation in the United Nations on February 26. The Azerbaijani
Diaspora organizations will participate in the two-hour action.
Turkey's
parliament may pass a document recognizing the Khojaly massacre as
genocide soon. An appeal co-signed by political parties and
non-governmental organizations operating in several Turkish cities has
been forwarded to the legislature, an executive of the popular
Nationalist Movement Party, Ogtay Aktas, told the Baku-based Lider TV
channel.
"The tragedy experienced by friendly Azerbaijan, this
insidious crime committed by Armenians, should be officially condemned
in Turkey," he said.
|
|
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 February 2008 )
|
