The Congress of the Republic of Peru has discussed the issue on Khojaly genocide and made a decision in this regard, the Foreign Ministry told APA. The decision says that the last stage of Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict started late in 1987 and the attacks against Azerbaijanis in Khankendi were intensified by Armenia. “The increase of Armenians’ attacks in 1988-1989 and the disruption of political stability in the USSR in next years has lead to the deportation of hundreds of thousands Azerbaijanis.
On the night of February 25-26, 1992, a terrible massacre was committed against Azerbaijanis in Khojaly town of Azerbaijan. Consequently, 613 people including women and children were killed, 1275 people were taken hostage, 150 people went missing, 487 people including 76 infants became invalid, 26 children lost both parents and 130 children lost one of the parents.”
Following this attack estimated as a genocide and fully documented, Nagorno Karabakh and seven adjacent regions were occupied by Armenian armed forces.
The decision covers 4 resolutions adopted by the UN Security Council on this conflict. It also notes that UN Security Council has once again confirmed respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of international borders by these resolutions. Tens of billions of dollars of damage to the Republic of Azerbaijan as a result of the conflict was also reflected in the decision. The aforementioned document says that though ceasefire was declared on May 12, 1994 under the decision of the OSCE Budapest Summit, ceasefire is being violated and such cases have intensified since 2003.
The proposals made by the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Peruvian Congress to the plenary session are as follows:
1. Expressing respect for the sovereignty of the Armenian and Azerbaijani peoples, the Congress of the Republic of Peru calls on the governments of these countries to reach an agreement in appropriate format as soon as possible to put an end to the conflict.
2. Mentioning that the injustice underwent by the conflict victims for instance Khojaly massacre has not been eliminated yet, we should announce that the possible measures that will contribute to the strengthening of international relations and reestablishment of harmony between nations must be a key element of any peace agreement.
