MFA: Justice must be served to end impunity and establish long-lasting peace in region

Justice must be served to end impunity of responsible ones and establish long-lasting peace in region, the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Azerbaijan said in a tweet on the 31st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, Report informs.

"On the 31st Anniversary of Khojaly Genocide, one of the gravest crimes committed against Azerbaijani civilians during Armenian aggression, we honor memory of victims with deep sorrow. Justice must be served to end impunity of responsible ones and establish long-lasting peace in region," the ministry said.

On February 26, 1992, the Armenian armed forces, with the participation of the 366th motorized rifle regiment of Russia, occupied the Khojaly city of Azerbaijan and committed the Khojaly genocide.

On the night of February 25-26, 1992, Armenian military units attacked Khojaly with the help of Russia's 366th motorized rifle regiment. The massacre committed there by the Armenian aggressors against the people of Azerbaijan ended the lives of 613 people, including 106 women, 63 children, and 70 older adults. As many as 1,275 civilians were captured, and the fate of 150 of them is still unknown. Also, 475 people became disabled. Eight families were utterly destroyed. Twenty-five children lost both parents, and 130 children lost one of their parents.