…The military aggression of Armenia against Azerbaijan has begun since 1988. As a result of the aggression 20 per cent of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan has been occupied by the Armenian armed forces.

…The Armenians have always conducted the policy of genocide against the Turkish and Azerbaijanis. It took place in the past; the Khojaly genocide is an example. Is the murder of the innocent people, children, the old women not a genocide? What is it then?..

…The mass murders and robberies committed by the Armenian military gangs in different regions of the Caucasus in 1905 and 1918, deportation of our compatriots from their native lands in the present-day Republic of Armenia between 1948 and 1953, large-scale war launched in 1988 to annex the Mountainous Garabagh and its bitter consequences, and, finally, the genocide in Khojaly in 1992 are the bloody pages of the policy of genocide deliberately carried out by the aggressive Armenian nationalists against the Azerbaijanis…

…On February 26, 1992, the Armenian armed formations, with the direct participation and support of the pro-imperialistic forces committed an unprecedented genocide in Khojaly. Hundreds of innocent people, including women, children and the old were murdered with unparalleled ferocity and taken hostages. The town with 7,000 population was totally ravaged…

…The savages, who commited the genocide in Khojaly, accuse us of genocide, and their propaganda succeeds though it is based on lies…

…On the 26th of February, 1992, the town of Khojaly was savagely destroyed by the Armenian armed forces, the defenders and residents of Khojaly were brutally genocided. Hundreds of peaceful residents, including children, women, the elderly, entire families were annihilated, and their corpses were disfigured by unprecedented tortures. Such a massacre witnessed by the world community at the end of the 20th century, for its cruelty and brutality was committed not only against the Azerbaijani people, but also against the humanity…