A tremendous march under the motto of "All of us are from Khojaly" has been held today in Taksim Square in Istanbul on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.
Ten thousands of people have gathered in the square to protest against the genocide committed by Armenians against Azerbaijanis 20 years ago.
The participants of the march had in their hands state flags of Azerbaijan and Turkey and placards demanding to punish perpetrators of the tragic events and to give an objective political and legal assessment to the massacre at an international level. They also chanted slogans "All of us are from Khojaly", "Justice for Khojaly", "One nation, two states", "No to Armenian lies".
Azerbaijani and Turkish MPs, state and government officials, representatives from Turkey`s 35 cities participated in the march.
The march demonstrates that the world community recognizes the truth on Khojaly and fully realizes that indifference to barbarism committed in late 20th century before the eyes of the civilized humanity, impunity of those guilty of the death of hundreds of civilians may lead to repetition of such tragedies in any place on the planet. Several countries and international organizations have adopted decisions and resolutions recognizing the Khojaly tragedy as genocide.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation assessed the Khojaly genocide as a crime against humanity it its 6th session. Parliaments of Pakistan and Mexico recognized this massacre as genocide.
Several states and cities of U.S. and Canada have adopted resolutions and proclamations recognizing Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Azerbaijan.