Indonesian Parliament issues statement on 29th anniversary of Khojaly genocide

The head of the Azerbaijan-Indonesia Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group in the country"s House of Representatives, Mohammad Igbal, issued a statement on behalf of the group in connection with the 29th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, Olaylar reports via the Azerbaijani Embassy in Indonesia.

According to the statement, during the First Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan, on the night of February 25-26, 1992 the population of the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly was exposed to an act of genocide, during which 613 people, including 63 children, 106 women, and 70 old people were killed, hundreds of people were heavily injured, and 1,275 residents were taken, hostage.

The document stressed that the persons who committed the crimes must be brought to responsibility.