US congressmen issue statement over anniversary of Khojaly genocide

A member of the US House of Representatives from Arizona, Republican Paul Gosar, has issued a statement on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, Report informs referring to the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the United States.

The member of Congress said that another sad story has been immortalized, 30 years have passed since the Khojaly tragedy on February 26, 1992.

Gosar said that during the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on February 26, 1992, a tragic incident was recorded when 613 civilians were killed in Khojaly.

The congressman noted that it is impossible to change what happened, but it is possible to honor the memory of the victims and remind the whole world that attacks on civilians will never be accepted.

Also, the democrat of the US House of Representatives, co-chair of the Working Group on Azerbaijan Stephen Cohen from Tennessee made a statement in connection with the 30th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide.

Speaking about the Khojaly genocide, the congressman said that the 30th anniversary of the killing of hundreds of Azerbaijanis in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan is being marked: 613 people, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 elderly, were brutally killed. Eight families are exterminated, 130 children lost one of their parents and 25 children lost both parents.