A memorial presentation dedicated to the 19th anniversary of Khojaly Massacre will be held at George Washington University in Washington DC, on February 25.
According to APA, the event will be organized by the Azerbaijani-American Council (AAC), Azerbaijan Society of America (ASA), Assembly of Turkish-American Associations (ATAA), and the George Washington University Turkish Student Association.
Azerbaijani Embassy to the United States members, US historians and researchers, as well as local journalists are also expected to participate in it.
“Khojaly is one of the biggest Massacres in the 20th Century, in the World”, say the organizers announcement.
According to the same source, Khojaly, once an Azeri-populated town located in the Mountainous Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, was occupied by Armenian forces on the night of February 25-26, 1992.
Its population was subjected to ethnic cleansing and massacre by the occupying forces, killing 613 Azeri and Ahiska Turkic civilians, including 106 women and 83 children, according to the Human Rights Watch.
Azerbaijani and Turkish Americans are also planning to host a Khojaly memorial week in US, including Khojaly Discussion Panels, in San Francisco, Washington DC, New York as well as Memorial Conference in Toronto, Canada.
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