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48962
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 22:50
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ANNIVERSARY OF KHOJALY GENOCIDE MARKED IN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Paris, March 4 (AzerTAc). An event to mark the 17th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was held Tuesday in the European Parliament with support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
The event brought together members of the European Parliament, representatives of
diplomatic corps accredited to the EU, members of Azerbaijan`s Diaspora
organizations and journalists.
First, the event`s participants viewed a photo exhibition on the massacre.
Azerbaijan`s permanent representative to the European Union Emin Eyyubov told of the
Khojaly tragedy.
Other speakers at the event were member of the European parliament Jisel Kalenbakh
and Senior Fellow of the U.S.-based Jamestown Foundation Vladimir Socor.
The participants were also informed of the international awareness campaign “Justice
for Khojaly” initiated by General Coordinator of the OIC Youth Foundation on
Intercultural Dialogue Ms. Leyla Aliyeva.
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The event brought together members of the European Parliament, representatives of
diplomatic corps accredited to the EU, members of Azerbaijan`s Diaspora
organizations and journalists.
First, the event`s participants viewed a photo exhibition on the massacre.
Azerbaijan`s permanent representative to the European Union Emin Eyyubov told of the
Khojaly tragedy.
Other speakers at the event were member of the European parliament Jisel Kalenbakh
and Senior Fellow of the U.S.-based Jamestown Foundation Vladimir Socor.
The participants were also informed of the international awareness campaign “Justice
for Khojaly” initiated by General Coordinator of the OIC Youth Foundation on
Intercultural Dialogue Ms. Leyla Aliyeva.
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