MEMBER OF CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY MAKES STATEMENT ON KHOJALY GENOCIDE, OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO PRESIDENT

Washington, 24 February (AzerTAc). Member of California State Assembly Felipe Fuantes has made a statement on the 17th anniversary of Khojaly genocide, and also offered his condolences in a letter sent to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Fuantes` move came following his meeting with Azerbaijani MP Asim Mollazade and the
country`s Council General in Los Angeles Elin Suleymanov.
The letter says: “I join the American Azerbaijanis and citizens of Azerbaijan paying
tribute to victims of the Khojaly tragedy happened on 26 February, 1992. On that
day, 613 Azerbaijani civilians were killed, while hundreds of people were wounded in
what was described by the Human Rights Watch as “the largest massacre to date.”
Fuantes further writes in his letter that “it is very important that the
Armenia-Azerbaijan dispute is solved peacefully, and that perpetrators of military
crimes be brought to justice in order to prevent violence against civilians
throughout the world.”
“I support efforts of the US Department of State towards finding a peaceful
solution to conflicts existing in Caucasus, and offer my condolences to families
from Khojaly” the California Assembly member concluded.