OIC commemorates 29th Anniversary of Khojaly Massacre

OIC commemorates 29th Anniversary of Khojaly Massacre

Jeddah (UNA-OIC) – On the occasion of the 29th anniversary of commemorating the genocide that took place in Azerbaijan’s town of Khojaly, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen has paid tribute to all those who lost their lives in the 1992 massacre.

The OIC General Secretariat reiterated that the Khojaly incident was a result of the illegal occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenia. It referred to the Cairo Final Communiqué (Paragraph 117) adopted by the 12th Session of the Islamic Summit, held in Cairo in 2013 and to Resolution No. 51/47-POL on “Solidarity With the Victims of Khojaly Massacre of 1992” adopted by the 47th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) held in Niamey, Niger, on 27-28 November 2020, which considered the actions perpetrated against civilian Azerbaijani population in the occupied town of Khojaly, as war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.

On this sad occasion, the OIC chief reaffirmed the CFM resolutions calling for a political settlement of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict on the basis of sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the internationally recognized borders of Azerbaijan, in accordance with the generally accepted norms and principles of international law and the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

Source link