CHAPTER 3 ECHO OF KHOJALY Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan P R E S I D E N T I A L L I B R A R Y ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── CONTENTS Kommersant (Moscow) (February 27, 2002) ..................................................................................... 15 15 th year of Khojaly genocide commemorated (February 26, 2007) ................................................ 16 Azerbaijani delegation to highlight Nagorno-Karabakh issue at OSCE PA winter session (February 3, 2008) ............................................................................................................................................... 17 On this night they had no right even to live (February 14, 2008) ...................................................... 18 The horror of the night. I witnessed the genocide (February 14-19, 2008) ....................................... 21 Turkey`s NGOs appeal to GNAT to recognize khojaly tragedy as genocide (February 13, 2008) ... 22 Azerbaijani ambassador meets chairman of Indonesian Parliament’s House of Representatives (February 15, 2008) ............................................................................................................................ 23 Anniversary of Khojaly genocide marked at Indonesian Institute of Sciences (February 18, 2008). 24 Round table on Khojaly genocide held in Knesset (February 20, 2008) ........................................... 25 Their only «fault» was being Azerbaijanis (February 20, 2008) ...................................................... 26 Commemorative ceremony on 16 th anniversary of Khojaly genocide held in Indonesia (February 22, 2008) ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Captive land - Karabakh book presented (February 22, 2008) ......................................................... 30 Azerbaijan remembers victims of Khojaly massacre (February 22, 2008) ........................................ 31 German Tv to broadcast programs on Khojaly tragedy (February 22, 2008) ................................... 32 Commemorative ceremony on 16 th anniversary of Khojaly genocide held in Kuwait (February 22, 2008) ................................................................................................................................................... 33 Commemorative ceremony on Khojaly genocide held in Tashkent (February 24, 2008) ................. 34 Meeting devoted to Khojaly genocide held in Istanbul (February 25, 2008) ................................... 35 International conference on Khojaly tragedy held in Berlin (February 25, 2008) ............................ 36 Monument to Khojaly genocide victims erected in Netherlands (February 25, 2008) ..................... 37 California University students and Amnesty International join for Khojaly commemoration event (February 26, 2008) ............................................................................................................................ 38 Turkey commemorates victims of Khojaly genocide (February 26, 2008) ...................................... 39 London Azerbaijan Society holds public information campaign on Khojaly genocide (February 26, 2008) ................................................................................................................................................... 40 Khojaly victims’ memory revered in Canada (February 26, 2008) .................................................. 41 Khojaly genocide commemorated in Turkmenistan (February 26, 2008) ........................................ 42 Exhibition commemorating Khojaly genocide organized in Turkey (February 26, 2008) ................ 43 Commemorative ceremony on Khojaly genocide held in Spain (February 27, 2008) ....................... 44 16th anniversary of Khojaly genocide commemorated in London (February 27, 2008) .................... 45 U.S. Congress commemorates Khojaly tragedy (February 27, 2008)................................................ 46 Khojaly genocide victims commemorated in Italy (February 27, 2008) ........................................... 47 Chairman of Caucasian Muslims` Board meets Turkish Premier (February 27, 2008) ..................... 48 Khojaly genocide commemorated in Tajikistan (February 27, 2008) ............................................... 49 Protest action on Khojaly tragedy held in Izmir (February 27, 2008) ............................................... 50 Azerbaijan’s embassy to Kyrgyzstan commemorated 16th anniversary of Khojaly tragedy (February 27, 2008) ............................................................................................................................................. 51 Commemorative ceremony on Khojaly genocide held in Romania (February 27, 2008) ................. 52 16th anniversary of Khojaly tragedy commemorated in Uzbekistan (February 27, 2008) ................. 53 Website about Khojaly genocide presented (February 27, 2008) ...................................................... 54 Influential Indonesian newspaper publishes article on Khojaly genocide (February 27, 2008) ........ 55 Khojaly genocide victims commemorated in St.Petersburg, Russia (February 27, 2008) ................. 56 Commemorative ceremonies on Khojaly genocide held in Pakistan (February 27, 2008) ................ 57 New website in French to contain information on Khojaly genocide (February 27, 2008) ............... 58 “Khojaly: unforgettable tragedy” photo exhibition held in US (February 29, 2008)......................... 59 2 Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan P R E S I D E N T I A L L I B R A R Y ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Chairman of State Committee for Working with Azerbaijanis Residing Abroad gives press conference on results of 2007 and outstanding tasks in 2008 (March 1, 2008) ................................. 60 Khojaly slaughter victims commemorated in California (March 1, 2008) ........................................ 61 Italy hosts conference on Ethnic Conflicts in South Caucasus (March 1, 2008) ............................... 62 Canadian journalist Scott Taylor mentiones Khojaly tragedy in his notes (December 3, 2008) ....... 63 Azerbaijan’s embassy to Indonesia reveres memory of Khojaly victims (February 19, 2009) ......... 65 Exhibition “with eyes of Khojaly youth” opened in Istanbul ............................................................ 66 (February 21, 2009) ............................................................................................................................ 66 Khojaly genocide commemorated at University, where one of tragedy organizers once studied (February 23, 2009) ............................................................................................................................ 67 Turkey`s ruling makes statement on Khojaly genocide (February 25, 2009) .................................... 68 Khojaly victims remembered in British Imperial War Museum (February 25, 2009) ....................... 69 Rok's Yonhap: Azerbaijan denounces Armenians on anniversary of “Khojaly tragedy” (February 26, 2009) ............................................................................................................................................. 70 Khojaly victims remembered in St. Petersburg (February 27, 2009) ................................................. 71 Khojaly commemorated in Vienna (February 27, 2009) ................................................................... 72 Azerbaijan embassy in Madrid remembers Khojaly victims (February 26, 2009) ............................ 73 Azerbaijan embassy to Turkmenistan marks 17th anniversary of Khojaly genocide (February 26, 2009) ................................................................................................................................................... 74 Azerbaijan`s embassy in Egypt organizes commemorative events to mark 17th anniversary of Khojaly genocide (February 27, 2009) .............................................................................................. 75 Anniversary of Khojaly genocide commemorated in Morocco (February 28, 2009) ....................... 76 Anniversary of Khojaly genocide marked in European Parliament (March 4, 2009) ........................ 77 Regional headlines (July 27, 2009) .................................................................................................... 78 Protocols evoke protests in Turkish Parliament (October 21, 2009) ................................................. 80 International conference on Khojaly massacre held at UN Geneva Office (December 11 2009) ..... 81 “Over 100,000 pages of document related to Armenian issue collected” (December 14, 2009) ....... 82 City wiped off the face of the Earth for one night (January 14, 2010) .............................................. 83 Azerbaijani youth organization announces February as month of Khojaly (January 26, 2010) ........ 86 Victims of Khojaly tragedy commemorated in Indonesia (February 4, 2010) .................................. 87 Panic in Armenian ruling circles - Azerbaijani MP (February 9, 2010) ............................................ 88 Heydar Aliyev Foundation published “the Karabakh Realities” collection in Japanese (February 19, 2010) 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