BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 7. The group of
Aghdaban and representatives of Azerbaijani NGOs have appealed to
the worldwide group with an open letter, Pattern reviews.
“We, peaceable Azerbaijanis who had been subjected to the genocide by
Armenian navy models within the village of Aghdaban of the Kalbajar
district on April 7-8, 1992, together with stay witnesses of the
bloodbath, those that misplaced their relations, relations, and
properties, in addition to representatives of Azerbaijan’s civil society,
are interesting to you with an open letter and demanding justice!
Scorching on the heels of the Khojaly genocide, greater than 130 homes
had been burned, and 779 villagers had been killed through the bloodbath
dedicated by Armenia in opposition to the civilian inhabitants within the village
of Aghdaban of the Kalbajar district within the early hours of April 8,
1992. Throughout the tragedy, 32 folks had been murdered, eight aged
folks, two youngsters, and 7 ladies had been burned alive. Two folks
went lacking and 5 had been taken prisoner.
Throughout the tragedy, the manuscripts and collections of Ashiq
Shamshir and his father, the native of Aghdaban poet Gurban, each
outstanding representatives of Azerbaijan’s Ashiq artwork, had been
destroyed. Ashiq Shamshir’s grandson was burned alive.
At the moment, we’re in our fatherland of Aghdaban. We’re addressing
you from a village that was utterly destroyed by Armenia throughout
the occupation. Right here, all graves within the village cemetery had been
desecrated, together with the grave of Ashiq Shamshir, and mined.
Throughout the occupation, Armenia blew up mosques within the territory of
Azerbaijan, stored pigs and cattle in them, and razed dozens of
mosques to the bottom. That is an act of vandalism that doesn’t
befit any faith or spirituality.
On account of the acts of genocide and crimes dedicated within the
occupied territories of Azerbaijan, dozens of mass graves are nonetheless
being found in liberated territories.
We’re outraged by the arming of Armenia by France and the
European Union beneath the guise of a European peace mechanism, as
properly as all types of assist for the re-emergence of revengeful
traits in Armenia. We reject all such actions and double customary
approaches to the difficulty of territorial integrity, and think about
these steps as actions in opposition to the folks and state of
Azerbaijan!
We all know completely properly that the Aghdaban genocide, and certainly
the genocide dedicated in Khojaly, Meshali, Gushchular, Malibayli,
Garadaghli, Balligaya, Bashlibel, was dedicated in an effort to break
the resolve of our individuals who stood up for the protection of their
fatherland throughout Armenia’s aggression in opposition to Azerbaijan, to
undermine their dedication to battle, and to hold out ethnic
cleaning.
The previous interval, the 44-day struggle in 2020, the anti-terror
operation on September 19-20, 2023 additionally confirmed that each one this might
not break the unwavering dedication of the Azerbaijani
folks.
We, representatives of the Aghdaban group and civil society
of Azerbaijan, are happy with Victorious Commander-in-Chief and
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. On account of his resolute
coverage and clever management, Azerbaijan has secured the
implementation of UN resolutions by itself, the territorial
integrity and sovereignty of our republic has been totally restored,
and the folks of Azerbaijan have realized their best dream. We
totally assist and welcome the coverage of President Ilham Aliyev!,”
the letter stated.