Protest rally over Khojaly genocide held in Ukraine

A protest rally took place in front of the Armenian Consulate General in Ukraine's Odessa on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, the Azerbaijani Embassy in Ukraine told Trend.

The protest rally was jointly organized by the Azerbaijani Embassy in Ukraine and the United Congress of Azerbaijanis of Ukraine.

After holding a protest ride in their cars under slogans "Khojaly genocide!", "Criminals must be punished!", "Justice for Khojaly!" in the central part of the city, the protesters gathered in front of the Armenian Consulate General in Odessa.

Participants of the protest rally demanded the Armenian authorities to withdraw their troops from the occupied Azerbaijani territories and stressed that Armenia will answer for its every committed crime.

The protest rally ended after a resolution addressed to the criminal authorities of Armenia was read out and black balloons were released to the sky to commemorate the victims of the Khojaly genocide.