The event brought together political figures, MPs, representatives of the diplomatic corps and journalists. Memory of the victims of Khojaly genocide was revered with one minute's silence at the beginning of the event.
Addressing the event, Rashad Aslanov, charge d`affaires of the embassy, gave detailed information about the history of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the ongoing negotiations for a solution.
The participants were informed about the act of genocide committed with special cruelty by Armenians on February 25-26, 1992 in Khojaly town, the work done by Azerbaijan to achieve its recognition in the international arena, as well as the "Justice for Khojaly" campaign initiated by Leyla Aliyeva, the vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation.
A documentary film on the Khojaly genocide titled “Running from the Darkness” was screened. After the presentation of the film Paulo Botta, coordinating professor of the Azerbaijani studies department of the Institute of International Relations under the University of La Plata, underscored the impossibility of denial of the Khojaly genocide, stressing that the Azerbaijani side seeks a peaceful solution to the conflict though more than one million Azerbaijanis have become refugees and IDPs.
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