…Those who committed the Khojaly genocide are represented in the Armenian leadership today. This tragedy took place in front of the eyes of the entire world. In other words, we see it not as some sort of a myth, such as the totally unfounded myth of the “Armenian genocide”, but on the basis of real facts. Videos, photos and testimonies of eye-witnesses – this is the truth and reality. However, for some rea­son certain people don’t want to see it, while others try to portray the Armenians as victims. Of course, there is a reason for that. The world’s Armenian lobby and some hypocritical and corrupt politicians under its control have completely distorted histo­ry in order to blame Azerbaijan. This injustice has been continuing untill this day. In the Khojaly geno­cide the Armenians massacred 613 innocent peo­ple. Whereas, our fellow citizens resting here were killed with blunt objects in Khojaly, our country­men were slain with machine guns and grenades. Hundreds of people went missing. The Armenians killed 63 children and 106 women in Khojaly. This is an unprecedented brutality.

Today, the Azerbaijani state and the public orga­nizations functioning in Azerbaijan, primarily Hey­dar Aliyev Foundation, do a lot for the recognition of the Khojaly genocide as an act of genocide in the world. I want to highlight the activities of Hey dar Aliyev Foundation in the establishment of the Guba genocide memorial. Heydar Aliyev Founda­tion, our Diaspora organizations and, of course, the government of Azerbaijan are gradually achieving the goals by unfolding and successfully continuing the “Justice for Khojaly” campaign. Several coun­tries have already officially recognized the Khojaly massacre as an act of genocide, and this process continues…