Khojaly Genocide
At the end of 1991 and the beginning of 1992 Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict turned into a military phase. Taking advantage of the political instability as a result of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and internal squabbles in Azerbaijan, Armenia initiated with the external military assistance combat operations in Nagorny Karabakh.
In February 1992, an unprecedented massacre was committed against the Azerbaijani population in the town of Khojaly. This bloody tragedy, which became known as the Khojaly genocide, involved the extermination or capture of the thousands of Azerbaijanis; the town was razed to the ground. Over the night from 25 to 26 February 1992 the Armenian armed forces with the help of the infantry guards regiment No. 366 of the former USSR implemented the seizure of Khojaly - a small town situated in the Nagorny Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the total area of 0.94 sq. km. and the population before the conflict of 23,757.
The inhabitants of Khojaly remained in the town before the tragic night (about 2500 people) tried to leave their houses after the beginning of the assault in the hope to find the way to the nearest place populated by the Azerbaijanis. But these plans have failed. Invaders destroyed Khojaly and with particular brutality implemented carnage over its peaceful population.
Brutal annihilation of hundreds of blameless inhabitants of Khojaly was one of the most heinous crimes during the armed conflict in and around the Nagorny Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Assault on Khojaly
The Armenian armed forces and foreign military units spared virtually none of those who had been unable to flee Khojaly and the surrounding area. As a result, 613 persons were killed, including 106 women, 63 children and 70 elderly people. 1,275 inhabitants were taken hostage, while the fate of 150 persons remains unknown to this day. In the course of the tragedy 487 inhabitants of Khojaly were severely maimed, including 76 children not yet of age. 6 families were completely wiped out, 26 children lost both parents, and 130 children one of their parents. Of those who perished, 56 persons were killed with especial cruelty: by burning alive, scalping, beheading, gouging out of eyes, and bayoneting of pregnant women in the abdomen.
Armenian officials deny their responsibility for the crimes committed during the conflict, including against the population of Khojaly, airily falsifying facts and sharing own interpretations of them, which deviate not only from reality but also from elementary logic. Nevertheless, even the subtlest propaganda will never manage to disprove the facts that speak of a situation diametrically opposite to that represented by the Armenian side.
Apart from the considerable information in possession of the law-enforcement agencies of the Republic of Azerbaijan,the responsibility of Armenia is documented also by numerous independent sources and eyewitnesses of this tragedy.
Genocid u Hodžaliju
Krajem 1991. pocetkom 1992. godine armensko-azerbejdžanski konflikt eskalirao je u ratnu fazu. Koristeci prilike izazvane politickom nestabilnošcu, nastalom usljed raspada Sovjetskog Saveza i unutrašnjih razmirica u Azerbejdžanu, Armenija je pokrenula vojne operacije u Nagorno-Karabahu uz podršku vojne pomoci sa strane.
Masakr bez presedana pocinjen je nad azerbejdžanskim stanovništvom u gradu Hodžali u februaru 1992. godine. Za vrijeme ove krvave tragedije koja je ostala zapamcena kao genocid u Hodžaliju hiljade Azerbejdžanaca je istrijebljeno ili zarobljeno, a sam grad je sravnjen sa zemljom. U noci izmecu 25. i 26. februara 1992. godine armenske vojne snage, uz pomoc 366. pješadijskog puka bivšeg Sovjetskog Saveza, zauzele su Hodžali - mali grad u oblasti Nagorno-Karabah u Azerbejdžanu površine 0,94 km² i 23.757 stanovnika do rata.
Stanovnici Hodžalija koji su ostali u gradu do tragicne noci (2500 stanovnika) pokušali su da napuste svoje domove nakon pocetka napada u nadi da ce se domoci najbližeg mjesta naseljenog Azerbejdžancima. Ovi planovi nisu uspjeli. Agresori su uništili Hodžali i brutalno masakrirali civilno stanovništvo.
Brutalno istrebljenje stotina nedužnog stanovništva Hodžalija predstavlja najgnusniji zlocin tokom oružanog sukoba na teritoriji i u blizini regije Nagorno-Karabah u Azerbejdžanu.
Napad na Hodžali
Armenske oružane snage i strane vojne jedinice nisu poštedjele ni jednu osobu koja nije uspjela da pobjegne iz Hodžalija i njegove okoline. Kao rezultat ubijeno je 613 lica, ukljucujuci 106 žena, 63 djece i 70 starijih osoba. U zarobljeništvo je odvedeno 1,275 stanovnika, dok je sudbina 150 osoba i dalje nerasvijetljena. Za vrijeme tragicnih dešavanja 487 stanovnika Hodžalija je teško osakaceno, mecu njima 76 maloljetne djece. 6 porodica je potpuno uništeno, 26 djece je ostalo bez oba roditelja, a 130 djece bez jednog roditelja. Mecu stradalima 56 osoba je ubijeno posebno okrutno: živi su spaljeni, skalpirani, odrubljene su im glave, iskopane su im oci, a trudnicama su probadani stomaci.
Armenski zvanicnici ne prihvataju odgovornost za zlocine pocinjene za vrijeme ovog konflikta, ukljucujuci zlocine nad stanovništvom Hodžalija, olako izvrcuci cinjenice i nametajuci sopstvenu verziju dogaaja koja, ne samo da ne odgovara stvarnosti, nego i zdravom smislu. I pored toga, cak ni najvještija propaganda nece uspjeti da ospori cinjenice koje svjedoce o dogacajima na nacin dijametralno suprotan predstavljanim verzijama na armenskoj strani.
Osim znacajnih informacija kojima raspolažu agencije za provocenje zakona u Republici Azerbejdžan, odgovornost Armenije je dokumentovana i od strane velikog broja nezavisnih izvora i svjedoka tragedije.
Justice for Khojaly
The "Justice for Khojaly" International Awareness Campaign was launched on 8 May 2008, at the initiative of Leyla Aliyeva, General Coordinator of the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation.
The campaign aims to raise international public awareness of the Khojaly Genocide, root causes and consequences of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the need for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Armenian armed forces from the Nagorno-Karabakh region and other occupied territories of Azerbaijan. The campaign's activities are also directed towards honouring the victims and keeping their memories alive, particularly by constantly informing the younger generations and supporting the survivors and seeking ways to relieve their suffering.
What Does the Campaign’s Logo Mean?
The campaign makes use of a variety of communication tools and resources to reach out globally and deliver its message, particularly through the media, Internet and live events. Events organized within the framework of the campaign are designed to demonstrate strong opposition to massacres, ethnic cleansing and racial, ethnic or religious discrimination, express solidarity with the victims of the Khojaly Genocide and to underline the need for a fight against impunity for the crimes committed against Azerbaijani civilians in Khojaly.
To date, more than 120,000 people and 115 organisations have joined this campaign, which functions successfully in dozens of countries. Social networks, exhibitions, rallies, contests, conferences, seminars and similar activities are other effective tools promoting its goals.
CAMPAIGN'S STRATEGIC GOALS:
1. Achieving global recognition, political and legal appraisal on the Khojaly Genocide;
2. Compelling the Armenian Government to issue an official apology, offer appropriate assurance and guarantees for non-repetition and make full reparation for the injuries (material and moral) that it caused;
3. Holding the perpetrators who are responsible for the commission of the respective crimes accountable;
4. Raising awareness of the international community about the Khojaly genocide, history of the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, its root causes and consequences, as well as the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Armenian armed forces from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan;
5. To pay tribute to the victims of the genocide, support the surviving families, keep the memories of these events alive, particularly among the younger generation.
For joining the Campaign and/or receiving more information visit the Campaign website at
www.justiceforkhojaly.org Pravda za Hodžali
Medunarodnu kampanju "Pravda za Hodžali" koja ima za cilj da animira svjetsku javnost zapocela je 8. maja 2008. godine na inicijativu Lejle Alijeve, generalne koordinatorice Islamskog omladinskog foruma za dijalog i saradnju.
Kampanjom se nastoji informisati medunarodna javnost o genocidu u Hodžaliju, uzrocima i posljedicama armensko-azerbejdžanskog nagornokarabaškog konflikta, potrebi hitnog i bezuslovnog povlacenja Armenskih oružanih snaga sa teritorije Nagorno-Karabaha i drugih okupiranih teritorija Azerbejdžana. Aktivnosti Kampanje su takode usmjerene prema odavanju pocasti i cuvanju sjecanja na žrtve što se narocito postiže putem informisanja mladih generacija i pružanjem podrške i pomoci preživjelima.
Šta predstavlja logo Kampanje?
Kompanja koristi prednosti komunikacijskih tehnologija sa namjerom da privuce široku javnost i da poruka dode do velikog broja ljudi posredstvom medija, interneta i prenosa dogadaja uživo. Dešavanja koja se organizuje u okviru Kampanje osmišljena su kako bi se pokazalo snažno protivljenje masovnim ubistvima, etnickom cišcenju, rasnoj, religijskoj ili vjerskoj diskriminaciji, izrazila solidarnost sa žrtvama genocida u Hodžaliju i naglasila potreba borbe protiv nekažnjivosti zlocina pocinjenih protiv azerbejdžanskih civila u Hodžaliju.
Do danas, više od 120.000 ljudi i 115 organizacija pridružilo se ovoj Kampanji koja uspješno funkcioniše u desetinama zemalja. Društvene mreže, izložbe, skupovi, takmicenja, konferencije, seminari i slicne aktivnosti takode se koriste kao ucinkovita sredstva za ostvarenje ciljeva.
STRATEŠKI CILJEVI KAMPANJE:
1. Sticanje globalnog priznanja, politicke i pravne ocjene genocida u Hodžaliju;
2. Prisiljavanje Vlade u Armeniji da izda zvanicno izvinjenje, ponudi potrebne garancije da se dogadaji nece ponoviti i obezbijedi punu materijalnu i moralnu odštetu.
3. Dovede pred lice pravde pocinioce zlocina;
4. Podigne svijest medunarodne javnosti o genocidu u Hodžaliju, historiji armensko-azerbejdžanskog nagornokarabaškog konflikta, njegovim uzrocima i posljedicama i potrebi hitnog i bezuslovnog povlacenja Armenskih oružanih snaga sa azerbejdžanskih okupiranih teritorija.
5. Odavanje pocasti žrtvama genocida, pružanje podrške preživjelim porodicama, cuvanje sjecanja, narocito medu mladom generacijom.
Za pridruživanje kampanji i/ili prijem više informacija posetite veb lokaciju kampanje na
www.justiceforkhojaly.org
About the conflict
After the signing of the Gulistan and Turkmenchay treaties in 1813 and 1828 respectively, there was a very rapid mass resettlement of Armenians to Azerbaijani lands and a subsequent artificial division of territory. Although the Armenian incomers constituted a small minority in the region, they soon pursued a policy of political expansion and devised aggressive plans for its implementation.
The First World War also contributed to the increase in numbers of Armenians in the South Caucasus. That process, accompanied by the imposition of artificial territorial division, laid the basis for long-term instability, tension and conflict in the area. Between 1905 and 1907, the Armenians conducted a series of large-scale bloody attacks against Azerbaijanis. The atrocities began in Baku and extended over the whole of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani villages in the lands of present-day Armenia. Hundreds of settlements were destroyed and wiped off the face of the earth, and thousands of civilians were brutally slain.
Taking advantage of the situation created by the First World War and the February and October 1917 revolutions in Russia, the Armenians pursued their plans under the banner of Bolshevism. Thus, with the pretext of combating counter-revolutionary elements, in March 1918 the Baku commune began to implement a plan to eliminate Azerbaijanis from the whole of Baku province. Apart from Baku, and solely because of their ethnic identity, thousands of Azerbaijanis were also annihilated in the Shamakhy and Guba districts, as well as in Karabakh, Zangezur, Nakhchivan, Lenkeran and other regions of Azerbaijan. In those areas, the civilian population was exterminated en masse, villages were burned and national cultural monuments were obliterated.
Following the establishment of Soviet rule in Armenia in late 1920, the Armenians were presented with a real opportunity to fulfil their dream of extending the Armenian State into the lands of other nations. Over the 70 years of Soviet rule, they did this systematically and methodically at Azerbaijan's expense, using every means possible to expel Azerbaijanis from their lands. Thus, in 1920, the Armenians declared Zangezur and a number of other Azerbaijani lands to be part of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR). Moreover, although the mountainous part of Karabakh was retained within Azerbaijan, it was nevertheless given the status of autonomy with its administrative borders defined in such a way as to ensure that the Armenian population constituted a majority. Thus, an artificial entity was created in the territory of Azerbaijan, while more than half a million Azerbaijanis living compactly in Armenia at the time were refused the same privilege.
Apart from that, during the Soviet period, purposeful efforts were taken towards changing the demographic composition of the population in Armenia. Thus, under the pretext of resettling Armenians arriving from abroad, many Azerbaijanis were forced to leave Armenia. By special decisions of the USSR Council of Ministers adopted on
23 December 1947 and 10 March 1948, more than 150,000 Azerbaijanis were forced to move to Azerbaijan from their historical homelands in Armenia in the period from 1948 to 1953.
At the end of 1987, the Armenian SSR openly laid claim to the territory of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) of the Azerbaijan SSR. After this, there were further expulsions of Azerbaijanis from the Armenian SSR and the NKAO. A number of unlawful decisions were taken by both Armenia and the Armenian community in Nagorno-Karabakh to institute a process of unilateral secession of the region from Azerbaijan.
On 22 February 1988, near the settlement of Askeran on the Khankendi-Aghdam highway, Armenians opened fire on a peaceful Azerbaijani demonstration. Two Azerbaijani youths lost their lives as a consequence, becoming the first victims of the conflict.
Shortly after the assertion of claims on Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenian authorities issued instructions that resulted in about 250,000 Azerbaijanis being forcibly deported from their homes in Armenia. The process of deportation was accompanied by widespread and systematic killing, torture, destruction of property and pillaging throughout Armenia. In total, 216 Azerbaijanis were killed in Armenia during 1987-1989, including children, women and elderly people.
Long before the world witnessed the horrifying terrorist attacks that took place on 11 September 2001 and afterwards in different countries, Armenian security agencies and terrorist organizations were perpetrating terrorist acts within Azerbaijan, targeting civilian facilities, including industrial units and means of air, sea and land transportation. Such acts took the lives of over 2,000 Azerbaijanis from the late 1980s, the majority of them women, elderly and children.
Shortly after the Soviet Union ceased to exist at the end of 1991 and both Armenia and Azerbaijan were accorded international recognition, armed hostilities and Armenian attacks on Azerbaijan intensified. Armenia unleashed the war, used force against Azerbaijan and occupied its territories, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven adjacent districts. Armenia conducted ethnic cleansing of the areas seized, expelling about one million Azerbaijanis from their land of origin and committed other serious crimes during the conflict. Finally, it established a subordinate, ethnically pure separatist entity in the occupied Azerbaijani territory.
The international community has consistently deplored and condemned the use of military force against Azerbaijan and the resulting occupation of its territories. In 1993, acting on behalf of all members of the United Nations, the UN Security Council adopted resolutions 822 (1993), 853(1993), 874 (1993) and 884 (1993), condemning the use of force against Azerbaijan and the occupation of its territories, while reaffirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and the inviolability of its internationally recognized borders. In those resolutions, the UN Security Council reaffirmed that the Nagorno-Karabakh region is part of Azerbaijan and demanded the immediate, full and unconditional withdrawal of the occupying forces from all occupied territories of Azerbaijan. The UN General Assembly adopted three resolutions on the conflict (48/114 of 20 December 1993, 60/285 of 7 September 2006 and 62/243 of 14 March 2008) and included as a special item "The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan" on the agenda of its regular sessions. Other international organizations have adopted similar positions.
O konfliktu
Nakon potpisivanja sporazuma u Gulistanu i Torkamanchayu 1813. i 1828. uslijedilo je masovno naseljavanje azerbejdžanskih zemalja Armenima i, kao posljedica toga, vještacka podjela teritorije. Iako se Armeni kao doseljenicko stanovništvo cinili manjinu u regiji ubrzo su poceli da slijede politiku ekspanzije i da planiraju agresivnu realizacije te politike.
Prvi svjetski rat je takode doprinio povecanju broja Armena na Južnom Kavkazu. Ovaj proces, pracen nametnutom vještackom teritorijalnom podjelom, postavio je temelje dugotrajnoj nestabilnosti, tenzijama i konfliktima u ovoj oblasti. Izmedu 1905. i 1907. godine Armeni su sproveli seriju krvavih napada protiv Azerbejdžanaca. Zlodjela su zapocela u Bakuu, a nastavila su se po citavom Azerbejdžanu i azerbejdžanskim selima na sadašnjoj teritoriji Armenije. Stotine naselja je uništeno i izbrisano sa lica zemlje, hiljade civila je brutalno pobijeno.
Koristeci okolnosti potaknute Prvim svjetskim ratom i Februarskom i Oktobarskom revolucijom 1917. u Rusiji Armeni su realizovali svoje naume u dosluhu sa idejama boljševizma. Pod izgovorom borbe protiv kontrarevolucionarnih elemenata Komuna u Bakuu u martu 1918. godine pocela je da sprovodi plan pogroma Azerbejdžanaca na citavoj pokrajini Baku. Osim u Bakuu, hiljade Azerbejdžanaca je zbog svog etnickog porijekla uništeno u oblastima Karabakh, Zangezur, Nakhchivan, Lenkeran kao i u drugim regijama Azerbejdžana. Na ovim podrucjima civilno stanovništvo je masovno istrebljeno, sela su spaljena i porušeni kulturni spomenici.
Nakon uspostavljanja sovjetske vlasti, kasnih 1920-ih, Armenima se pružila mogucnost da ostvare svoj san proširenja armenske države na zemlje drugih naroda. Tokom sedamdeset godina sovjetske uprave, metodicki i sistematski su se proširivali na štetu Azerbejdžana, koristeci pri tome svaki raspoloživi nacin da protjeraju Azerbejdžance sa svoje zemlje. Armeni su zato 1920. proglasili Zangezur i mnoštvo drugih azerbejdžanskih teritorija sastavnim dijelovima Armenske Sovjetske Socijalisticke Republike (ASSR). Planinski dio Karabaha je zadržan unutar Azerbejdžana, ali je, medutim, dobio status autonomije sa administrativnim granicama koje su omogucavale Armenima da cine vecinsko stanovništvo. Na taj nacin stvoren je vještacki entitet na teritoriji Azerbejdžana, dok je u isto vrijeme više od pola miliona Azerbejdžanaca koji su živjeli u Armeniji ostalo uskraceno za istu privilegiju.
Štaviše, tokom sovjetskog perioda, cinjeni su namjerni pokušaji da se promijeni demografska struktura stanovništva u Armeniji. Mnogi Azerbejdžanci su bili prisiljeni da napuste Armeniju da bi se ponovno naselili Armeni koji su dolazili iz drugih zemalja. Sovjetski Savjet ministara donio je 23. decembra 1947. i 10 marta 1948. specijalna rješanja na osnovu kojih je 150,000 Azerbejdžanaca bilo prisiljeno da se preseli u Azerbejdžan i da trajno napusti svoje historijske zemlje u Armeniji u periodu izmedu
1948. i 1953. godine.
Krajem 1987., Armenska Sovjetska Socijalisticka Republika otvoreno je izrazila pretenzije na teritorije Autonomne oblasti Nagorno-Karabah (AONK) u sastavu Azerbejdžanske Sovjetske Socijalisticke Republike. Nakon ovoga uslijedilo je dalje protjerivanje Azerbejdžanaca sa teritorije Armenije i Nagorno-Karabaha. Armenija i armenska zajednica u Nagorno-Karabahu donijeli su niz nezakonitih odluka kako bi pokrenuo proces jednostranog otcjepljenja regije od Azerbejdžana.
22. februara 1988. godine u blizini naselja Askeran, nedaleko od magistrale Khankendi-Aghdam, Armeni su otvorili vatru na mirne azerbejdžanske demonstrante. Dva mlada Azerbejdžanca su izgubila život postavši prve žrtve sukoba.
Ubrzo nakon izražavanja pretenzija na Nagorno-Karabah, armenske vlasti su izdale naredenja koja su imala za posljedicu prisilnu deportaciju 250,000 Azerbejdžanaca iz svojih domova u Armeniji. Proces deportacije pracen je sistematskim ubijanjima, mucenjima, uništavanjem imovine i pljackom po citavoj Armeniji. 216 Azerbejdžanaca ukupno je ubijeno u Armeniji izmedu 1987. i 1989. ukljucujuci djecu, žene i starije osobe.
Mnogo prije je svijet svjedocio užasnim teroristickim napadima, koji su se desili 11. septembra 2001. i nakon toga u mnogim zemljama, armenske obavještajne i teroristicke službe izvodile su teroristicke napade po Azerbejdžanu uzimajuci za metu civilne objekte kao što su industrijska postrojenja i sredstva vazdušnog, morskog i drumskog transporta. Usljed ovih napada pocev od kasnih 80-ih živote je izgubilo preko 2,000 Azerbejdžanaca od cega su vecinom bile žene, stariji i djeca.
Oružana neprijateljstva i armenski napadi na Azerbejdžan intenzivirali su se krajem 1991. kada se raspao Sovjetski Savez, a obje zemlje dobile medunarodno priznanje. Armenija je pokrenula rat, koristila silu protiv Azerbejdžana i okupirala teritorije ukljucujuci Nagorno-Karabah i sedam susjednih okruga. Amenija je provodila etnicko cišcenje na prigrabljenim teritorijama zbog cega je protjeran jedan milion Azerbejdžanaca iz svojih domova uz veliki broj pocinjenih zlocina. Potcinjen, etnicki ocišcen i odvojen entitet konacno je stvoren na okupiranoj azerbejdžanskoj teritoriji.
Medunarodna zajednica cijelo to vrijeme oštro je osudivala upotrebu vojne sile protiv Azerbejdžana i okupaciju azerbejdžanskih teritorija. 1993. godine, u ime clanova Ujedinjenih nacija, Vijece sigurnosti UN-a usvojilo je rezolucije 822 (1993.), 853(1993.), 874 (1993.) i 884 (1993.) u kojima se osuduje upotreba sile protiv Azerbejdžana i izražava uvažavanje nezavisnosti i teritorijalnog integriteta Azerbejdžana i nepovrijedivost njenih medunarodno priznatih granica. U tim rezolucijama Vijece Sigurnosti UN-a potvrdilo je da je regija Nagorno-Karabah sastavni dio Azerbejdžana i zatražilo hitno, potpuno i bezuslovno povlacenje okupatorskih snaga sa okupiranih teritorija Azerbejdžana. Generalna skupština UN-a usvojila je tri rezolucije o ovom konfliktu (48/114, 20. decembra 1993., 60/285, 7. septembra 2006. i 62/243, 14. marta 2008.) i ukljucila u svoja redovna zasjedanja stavku "Situacija na okupiranim teritorija Azerbejdžana". Druge medunarodne organizacije su zauzele slicna gledišta.
About Khojaly
Khojaly is a district located in the mountainous Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. Its territory was a part of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), established within the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR) and existed until 26 November 1991. NKAO was an administrative division established artificially in response to the territorial claims of the Armenian SSR. As a result of the Armenian claims on the territory, its administrative borders were purposefully defined in such a way as to ensure that the Armenian population constituted a majority. Khojaly was one of the few settlements of this administrative unit that was inhabited predominantly by Azerbaijanis.
In the early 1990s, an armed conflict engulfed the region when Armenia launched aggressive military action against Azerbaijan with the aim of implementing its long-standing plan towards occupying Azerbaijani territories. The unilateral secession of Nagorno-Karabakh from Azerbaijan and the annexation of it to Armenia constituted the core of this plan. As a result, Armenia occupied this region, including Khojaly and seven other districts of Azerbaijan. The war that followed this aggression took thirty thousand lives, and nearly one million Azerbaijanis became refugees and internally displaced persons, while thousands of people disappeared without a trace. Despite that more than twenty years, which have elapsed so far, there is no sign that Armenia will renounce its ongoing aggression and withdraw its troops from the occupied territories.
Geography
Khojaly has a total area of 940 square kilometres and a population before the conflict of 7,000. Khojaly is situated 10 kilometres to the northeast of Khankendi, on the crossroads of the Aghdam-Shusha and Askeran-Khankendi main roads. Having the only civil airport in the area, Khojaly was an important centre of communications and had become a refuge for Meskheti / Ahiska Turks fleeing bloody inter-ethnic clashes in Central Asia, as well as for Azerbaijani refugees driven out of Armenia.
The territory of the district is mainly mountainous. The highest peaks are Gizgala (2843m) and Girhgiz (2830m). With the exception of the high mountainous areas, it has a mild/warm climate. The high mountainous areas are covered with subalpine and alpine meadows. The main rivers are the Badara and Gargar. The topsoil is mainly comprised of uphill and mountain soils. 40% of the territory is rich with hazel, beech, maple, birch and other trees.
History and culture
Khojaly is a historical and cultural part of Azerbaijan. It belongs to the Khojaly-Gadabay culture dating back to the 14th-7th centuries B.C. Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age funeral memorials, such as stone boxes; barrows and necropolis were discovered in this town. Khojaly also hosts historic architectural memorials - a round crypt (1356-1357) and a mausoleum (14th century). Also, various stone, bronze and bone adornments, as well as ceramic household items were found by archaeological excavations. The name of the Assyrian king Adad-narari (807-788 B.C.) was engraved on one of the beads found in Khojaly.
Erected in the 18th century by Karabakh khante Panah khan, Askeran castle is located within the administrative confines of Khojaly district, on both banks of the Gargar River. The castle, which was built from cobblestones, is composed of two fortifications. A significant milestone relating to this castle is that in 1810 the castle hosted peace talks between Russia and Iran, which further raised its historical significance.
Winegrowing, beekeeping, cattle and grain farming were the main activities of the Khojaly population. Prior to the Armenian occupation, tens of cultural institutions, museums, colleges, secondary schools, healthcare facilities, agricultural and industrial enterprises and other public organizations functioned in the district. There was a textile factory, two secondary schools and two junior high schools in the administrative centre of Khojaly.
Administrative divisions
Neighbouring districts: Lachyn, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojavand and Shusha.
Khojaly has one city center, one settlement (Askeran) and 50 villages.
Villages: Almaly, Garakotuk, Ballyja, Khanyurdu, Mehdibayli, Jamilli, Chanagchy, Syghnag, Daghyurd, Dashbulag, Badara, Khanyeri, Gayabashy, Sunjinka, Harov, Daghdaghan, Khanabad, Aghgadik, Ashaghi Gylyjbagh, Kosalar, Bashkand, Janhasan, Tazabina, Gyshlag, Javadlar, Yalobakand, Garabulag, Damirchilar, Gushchubaba, Madatkand, Gyzyloba, Ashaghy Yemishjan, Khachmach, Yukhari Yemishjan, Meshali, Nakhchivanly, Aghbulag, Aranzamin, Dahraz, Pirjamal, Pirlar, Dashbashy, Farrukh, Seyidbayli, Ulubaba, Shushakand, Dashkand, Mukhtar, Sardarkand, Shalva.
O Hodžaliju
Hodžali je distrikt smješten u planinskoj oblasti Karabaha u Azerbejdžanu. Hodžali je bio sastavni dio Autonomne oblasti Nagorno-Karabah koja je osnovana na teritorije Azerbejdžanske Sovjetske Socijalisticke Republike i trajala do 26. novembra 1991. AONK je bila administrativna oblast koja je vještacki stvorena kao odgovor na teritorijalne pretenzije Armenske Sovjetske Socijalisticke Republike. Na osnovu armenskih pretenzija administrativne granice oblasti bile su organizovane tako da je armensko stanovništvo cinilo vecinu. Hodžali je predstavljao jedno od rijetkih naselja koje su pretežno naseljavali Azerbejdžanci.
Pocetkom 1990-ih oružani sukob je zadesio regiju kada je Armenija zapocela agresivnu vojnu kampanju protiv Azerbejdžana sa namjerom da sprovode svoje dugotrajne planove osvajanja azerbejdžanskih teritorija. Jednostrana secesija i pripajanje Armeniji cinili su suštinu ovog plana. Rezultat toga je okupacije ove oblasti, ukljucujuci Hodžali, zajedno sa sedam susjednih okruga. Rat koji je uslijedio nakon ove agresije odnio je trideset hiljada života, skoro milion Azerbejdžanaca su postali izbjeglice i interno raseljena lica, dok je hiljade ljudi nestalo bez traga. Iako je od tada prošlo preko dvadeset godina, još uvijek nema znakova da ce se Armenija odreci agresivne politike i povuci trupe sa okupiranih teritorija.
Geografija
Hodžali ima ukupnu površinu od 940 kvadratnih kilometara i 7000 stanovnika prema podacima prije rata. Hodžali se nalazi 10 km sjeveroistocno od Khankendija, na raskrsnici glavnih puteva Aghdam-Shusha i Askeran-Khankendi. Jedini civilni aerodrom u toj oblasti nalazio se u Hodžaliju, pa je otud Hodžali predstavljao važno središte komunikacije i utocište za Meskheti/Ahiska Turke koji su bježali od krvavog meduetnickog konflikta u Centralnoj Aziji, a takode i za azerbejdžanske izbjeglice protjerena iz Armenije. Teritorija regije je uglavnom planinska. Najviši planinski vrhovi su Gizgala (2843m) i Girhgiz (2830m). Osim na podrucju visokih planina zastupljena je umjerena/topla klima. Visoka planinska podrucja pokrivena su podalpskim i alpskim livadama. Glavne rijeke su Badara i Gargar. Tlo se uglavnom sastoji od uzbrdica i planinskih tla. 40% teritorija bogato je stablima lješnjaka, bukve, javora, breze i drugih stabala.
Historija i kultura
Hodžali je historijski i kulturni dio Azerbejdžana. Pripada kulturi Khojaly-Gadabay koja datira od 14. do 7. vijeka p.n.e. U gradu su pronadeni nadgrobni spomenici iz kasnog bronzanog i ranog željeznog doba, kao što su humke i nekropole. U Hodžaliju se takode nalaze historijski arhitektonski spomenici - kružna kripta (1356-1357) i mauzolej (14. vijek). U arheološkim iskopima pronadeni su razliciti ukrasi od kamena, bronze i kostiju, kao i kucanski elementi od keramike. Ime asirskog kralja Adad-nararija (807-788 p.n.e.) urezano je na jednom od bisera pronadenih u Hodžaliju.
Tvrdava Askeran koju je karabaški Panah Khan sagradio u 18. vijeku nalazi se unutar administrativnih granica Hodžali distrikta na obje obale rijeke Garger. Dvorac koji je izgraden od kamena sastoji se od dva utvrdenja. U ovom zamku vodili su se mirovni pregovori izmedu Rusije i Irana 1810. godine što mu daje dodatnu historijsku vrijednost.
Stanovništvo Hodžalija se uglavnom bavilo uzgojem žita, vinove loze, proizvodnjom meda i stocarstvom. Prije armenske okupacije unutar Distrikta nalazio se veliki broj kulturnih institucija, muzeja, koledža, srednjih škola, zdravstvenih ustanova, poljoprivrednih i industrijskih postrojenja. U administrativnom centru Hodžali nalazila se fabrika tekstila i dvije srednje škole.
Administrativna podjela
Susjedni distrikti: Lachyn, Kalbajar, Aghdam, Khojavand and Shusha.
Hodžali ima jedan centar grada, jedno naselje (Askeran) i 50 sela.
Sela: Almaly, Garakotuk, Ballyja, Khanyurdu, Mehdibayli, Jamilli, Chanagchy, Syghnag, Daghyurd, Dashbulag, Badara, Khanyeri, Gayabashy, Sunjinka, Harov, Daghdaghan, Khanabad, Aghgadik, Ashaghi Gylyjbagh, Kosalar, Bashkand, Janhasan, Tazabina, Gyshlag, Javadlar, Yalobakand, Garabulag, Damirchilar, Gushchubaba, Madatkand, Gyzyloba, Ashaghy Yemishjan, Khachmach, Yukhari Yemishjan, Meshali, Nakhchivanly, Aghbulag, Aranzamin, Dahraz, Pirjamal, Pirlar, Dashbashy, Farrukh, Seyidbayli, Ulubaba, Shushakand, Dashkand, Mukhtar, Sardarkand, Shalva.
Park of Friendship in Sarajevo
Reconstructed "Park of Friendship" and memorial in the memory of victims of Khojaly genocide were opened in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, 24 February 2012.
Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva attended the ceremony.
First, Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva met with member of Presidium of Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Mr.Bakir Izetbegovic and his daughter Mrs.Yasmina Izetbegovic.
Gratitude was expressed in the meeting for the opening of "Park of Friendship" in Sarajevo, stressing the event will contribute to the enhancement of relations between the two nations. In the meeting, which discussed the future cooperation, the importance of the humanitarian projects performed by Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina was emphasized.
Then, "Park of Friendship" was opened. Officials of Bosnia and Herzegovina, public-political figures, cultural workers, representatives of public were present in the opening.
Located on the bank of Dobrinja River, this park has become one of the nicest rest sites in Sarajevo. Started in November 2011, the reconstruction works covered nearly one hectare. Modern and original architectural design has been used in the Park, verdures set up, different pavilions set for residents to have rest.
Baku and Sarajevo were declared twin towns in 1972, the first period of national leader Heydar Aliyev`s leadership in Azerbaijan.
The major reason of setting this beautiful park in Sarajevo is that Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the center of Europe. Also, war in the Balkans ended in 1995 just in the territory of the Park.
Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, initiator of the Justice for Khojaly campaign Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva attended the opening ceremony of the memorial complex in the memory of victims of the genocide committed in the Azerbaijani town of Khojaly in February 1992 and war of 1992-1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Created by sculptor Mr.Natig Aliyev, the monument reflects the images of two sad mothers - elderly and young women. Accomplished in frame of the Justice for Khojaly campaign at the initiative of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, due to financial support of the Republic of Azerbaijan and with the support of Novi Grad Municipality of Sarajevo and Azerbaijani Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this project is an important event serving the propaganda of the truth about the real substance of the Khojaly genocide on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the tragedy.
Member of Presidium of Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Mr.Bakir Izetbegovic talked in the ceremony of relations of the two nations. He said both countries have streets named after the capital towns and this initiative of Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva will strengthen the friendly ties. "This monument is the symbol of the hard days of Azerbaijan and Bosnia and Herzegovina", said H.E. Mr.Bakir Izetbegovic, highly valuing the works done by Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He expressed gratitude on behalf of his people to President of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr.Ilham Aliyev.
Minister of Transport and Communication of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr.Damir Hajic talked about the history of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, mentioned merits of great leader Heydar Aliyev in the development of Azerbaijan. He said they have quite comprehensive information about the Khojaly genocide and expressed gratitude to the state and nation of Azerbaijan for this project.
Addressing the ceremony, Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva thanked the leadership of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the people of this country who share the grief of the people of Azerbaijan. She informed that 613 civilians were killed as a result of the Khojaly genocide committed by Armenians 20 years ago.
Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs. Leyla Aliyeva said: "We feel the grief of the events in Khojaly even today. Unfortunately, this also produced a negative effect on other parts of the world. Azerbaijan is geographically located at the junction of Europe and Asia and the crime against humanity was committed at the very border of Europe in the end of the 20th century. 613 civilians were killed during this terrible crime."
"Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Justice for Khojaly campaign have set the goal to bring the truth about Khojaly to the attention of the world community", said Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva. She noted that the campaign covers 50 countries and as a result of its effective activity, the Parliamentary Union of the OIC recognized the events in Khojaly as genocide. Additionally, the Khojaly massacre was recognized as genocide by the parliaments of Mexico and Pakistan.
She said different events are held in all parts of the world where the books, booklets and CDs are prepared on Khojaly within the framework of the campaign.
Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva said: "What we do today will never recover the wounds of the Khojaly genocide. What we do today is to remember the terrible date and commemorate the children, women and men who were killed during this terrible crime."
Then, victims of Srebrenitsa and Khojaly genocide were honored to the minute of silence.
Sarajevo Mayor Mr.Aliya Behmen said the cooperative relations between the two countries successfully develop in the economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The Mayor highly assessed the initiative of Heydar Aliyev Foundation to build the park and erect the monument.
Mr.A.Behmen presented the message of gratitude to Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva for the support to the development of relations between Baku and Sarajevo, also for the realization of the project on the construction of the park.
Chairperson of the Bosnia and Herzegovina-Azerbaijan Friendship Association Jenita Ozguner mentioned significant projects have been implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Azerbaijan for very short time. "This memorial reflects the history of both countries", said J.Ozguner, noting Armenians try to falsify history and confuse the world community.
Chief Mufti of the Islam Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr.Mustafa Tseric presented the award of fight against injustice and the message of gratitude for the help to orphans to Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva.
One of the most important elements in the "Park of Friendship" is the construction of the bridge of the same title here. Built at the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and due to financial support of the state of Azerbaijan, the bridge is a huge gift for youth studying at the Dobrinja Educational Complex situated in front of the Park. Via the bridge they can come to the Park to have rest and learn more about the Khojaly genocide. National ornaments of Azerbaijan and Bosnia and Herzegovina have been used in the design of the bridge.
The event continued at the Dobrinja Educational Complex.
Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva saw the board set here in the memory of the youngest victim of the events of 1992-1995 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
At the meeting arranged here Director of the Humanitarian Gymnasium of the Complex Mrs.Sabina Miskin informed about the educational center and thanked Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva for visiting the Complex.
Director of the Sports Gymnasium Mr.Seyad Shenderovic called the Khojaly genocide a crime against the mankind.
Novi Grad District Mayor Mr.Aner Shuman mentioned the firm friendly ties between the two countries.
Delivering a speech at the Complex, Heydar Aliyev Foundation Vice President Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva expressed delight that after the tragic stories of the 1990s Sarajevo revived and again became the gem of the Balkans.
Talking about actions and projects of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva said 400 schools have been built in Azerbaijan by the Foundation, significant projects implemented in the fields of culture and health, Thalassemia Centre built, IDEA - International Dialogue for Environmental Action Initiative, which covers the whole world, started. Mrs.Aliyeva stressed one of the key goals of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation is to provide much more information to the world on the Khojaly genocide.
Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva said: "Attack of Armenian military units on the town of Khojaly in Daghlig Garabagh region of Azerbaijan on February 26, 1992 left 613 civilians dead. Of them, 106 were women, 63 children and 70 elderly. This massacre will always remain as a trace in the heart of the Azerbaijani people and we will never forget the victims of this horrible genocide."
Then, Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva replied to questions from the youth and representatives of the public.
Giving detailed information on the Khojaly genocide, Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva underlined projects on this tragedy are accomplished by the Foundation, the Justice for Khojaly campaign covers a number of countries, the Parliamentary Union of the OIC has recognized the Khojaly genocide. Speaking of the problems Azerbaijan has faced because of the Armenia-Azerbaijan, Daghlig Garabagh conflict, Mrs. Leyla Aliyeva informed of her country, its political and economic successes, plans of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, "Baku" magazine, preparation for Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Baku this year.
Pupils of the Educational Complex presented a literary composition.
Participants of the meeting requested Mrs.Leyla Aliyeva to express gratitude to President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mrs.Mehriban Aliyeva on behalf of the mothers who lost their relatives in the Srebrenitsa tragedy for erecting the monument in the park.
As part of these events widely covered by local and foreign mass media, exhibition of photographs dedicated to the Khojaly genocide was arranged at the Dobrinja Educational Complex.
Park prijateljstva u Sarajevu
Obnovljeni Park prijateljstva i memorijalno obilježje žrtvama genocida u Hodžaliju otvoren je danas, 24. februara 2012. godine u Sarajevu, glavnom gradu Bosne i Hercegovine, zahvaljujuci Fondaciji Hejdar Alijev.
Gospoda Lejla Alijeva, potpredsjednica Fondacije Hejdar Alijev, prisustvovala je ceremoniji otvaranja.
Na pocetku je uprilicen susret Lejle Alijeve sa clanom Predsjedništva Bosne i Hercegovine, gospodinom Bakirom Izetbegovicem i njegovom kcerkom Jasminom Izetbegovic.
Tom prilikom izražena je zahvalnost povodom otvaranja Parka prijateljstva u Sarajevu, pri cemi je posebno naglašeno kako ce ovaj dogadaj doprinijeti osnaživanju odnosa izmedu ovda dva naroda. Na sastanku se razgovaralo o oblicima buduce saradnje i tom prilikom posebno je istaknut znacaj ovog humanitarnog projekta za Bosnu i Hercegovinu.
Nakon toga uslijedila je ceremonija otvaranja. Otvaranju se prisustvovali zvanicnici Bosne i Hercegovine kao i politicki, kulturni i javni djelatnici.
Smješten na obalama rijeke Dobrinja, Park predstavlja ugodno mjesto za odmor i reakreaciju. Radovi su se odvijali na terenu površine jednog hektra, pocev od novembra prošle godine. Park je moderno i originalno arhitektonski dizajniran, zelene površine su uredene i razliciti paviljoni postavljeni za odmor lokalnom stanovništvu.
Baku i Sarajevo postali su gradovi pobratimi 1972. godine u vrijeme kada je zemljom upravljao Hejdar Alijev.
Ovaj lijepi park je ureden u Sarajevu zato što Bosna i Hercegovina predstavlja središnje mjesto Evrope. Osim toga, rat na Balkanu je završen 1995. godine upravo na teritoriji Parka.
Potpredsjednica Fondacije Hejdar Alijev i inicijator kampanje Pravda za Hodžali, Lejla Alijeva, prisustvovala je ceremoniji otvaranja memorijalnog obilježja žrtvama genocida pocinjenog u azerbejdžanskom gradu Hodžali u februaru 1992. godine i žrtvama rata u Bosni i Hercegovini u periodu od 1992. do 1995. godine.
Spomenik je napravio Natig Alijev i on predstavlja figure starije i mlade žene, dvije tugom skrhane majke. Ovaj projekat koji je sproveden u okviru kampanje Pravda za Hodžali, pod pokroviteljstvom Fondacije Hejdar Alijev, zahvaljujuci finansijskoj podršci Republike Azerbejdžan i uz pomoc Opcine Novi Grad i Ureda Azerbejdžanske ambasade u Bosni i Hercegovini predstavlja važan dogadaj ciji je zadatak da rasvijetli dešavanja vezana za genocid u Hodžaliju uoci obilježavanja dvadesete godišnjice tragedije.
Bakir Izetbegovic, u svojstvu clana Predsjedništva Bosne i Hercegovine, za vrijeme ceremonije otvaranja govorio je o odnosima dva naroda. Rekao je kako se u obje zemlje nalaze ulice koje su nazvana po glavnim gradovima naših zemalja i kako je ova inicijativa gospode Lejle Alijeve doprinijela ucvršcivanju prijateljskih veza. "Ovaj spomenik je simbol teških vremena kroz koja su prošli Azerbejdžan i Bosna i Hercegovina", izjavio je Bakir Izetbegovic, visoko ocjenjujuci djelo Fondacije Hejdar Alijev.
Damir Hadžic, ministar transporta i komunikacija Bosne i Hercegovine, govorio je o historiji diplomatskih odnosa izmedu dvije zemlje pri cemu je spomenuo i velike zasluge azerbejdžanskog lidera Hejdara Alijeva za razvoj te zemlje. Ministar je izjavio da raspolažu sveukupnim informacijama u vezi sa genocidom u Hodžaliju i iskoristio priliku da se zahvali državi i narodu Azerbejdžana na ovom projektu.
Obracajuci se prisutnim na ceremoniji, potpredsjednica Fondacije Hejdar Alijev, Lejla Alijeva, zahvalila se rukovodstvu Bosne i Hercegovine i narodu ove zemlje koji dijeli slicno tragicno iskustvo sa narodom Azerbejdžana. Prisutne je upoznala da je 613 civila ubijeno tokom genocida u Hodžaliju koji su pocinili Jermeni prije 20 godina.
Potpredsjednica Fondacije Hejdar Alijev, Lejla Alijeva, izjavila je: "Cak i danas osjecamo tugu zbog tragedije u Hodžaliju. Nažalost, posljedice ove tragedije odrazile su se i u drugim dijelovima svijeta. Azerbejdžan je geografski smješten na raskrsnici izmedu Evrope i Azije, a žlocini protiv covjecnosti pocinjeni su na samoj granici Evrope na kraju 20. vijeka. 613 civila žrtve se ovog užasnog zlocina."
"Fondacija Hejdar Alijev i kampanja Pravda za Hodžali imaju za cilj da objelodane svjetskoj javnosti istinu o Hodžaliju", izjavila je Lejla Alijeva. Ukazala je da se kampanja vodi u 50 zemalja i da je, zahvaljujuci njenom uspješnom sprovodenju, Parlament Organizacije islamske saradnje priznao genocid u Hodžaliju. Osim toga, Parlamenti u Meksiku i Pakistanu takode su priznali genocid u Hodžaliju.
Izjavila je da je okviru ove kampanje u svim dijelovima svijeta organizovan niz dogadaja na kojima su prezentovane knjige, brošure i CD-i vezani za Hodžali genocid.
"Ovo što danas cinimo ne može zalijeciti rane zbog genocida u Hodžaliju. Danas se želimo sjetiti djece, žena i ljudi koji su ubijeni tokom ovog užasnog zlocina", rijeci su Lejla Alijeve.
Nakon toga odana je pocast minutom šutnje žrtvama genocida u Srebrenici i Hodžaliju.
Gradonacelnik Sarajeva, Alija Behmen, izjavio je da se odnosi saradnje izmedu dvije zemlje uspješno razvijaju u oblasti ekonomije, kulture i humanitarne djelatnosti. Gradonacelnik je visoko ocijenio inicijativu Fondacije Hejdar Alijev oko izgradnje Parka i memorijalnog obilježja.
Alija Behmen je izrazio zahvalnost gospodi Lejli Alijevoj na doprinosu saradnji gradova Sarajevo i Baku, kao i na uspješnoj realizaciji projekta izgradnje Parka.
Predsjednica Udruženja bosanskohercegovacko-azerbejdžanskog prijateljstva, Dženita Ozguner, spomenula je kako su za kratko vrijeme znacajni projekti realizovani u Bosni i Hercegovini. "Ovo spomen obilježje odražava historije obje zemlje", izjavila je Dženita Ozguner, ukazujuci na pokušaje Jermenije da falsifikuje historiju i zbuni svjetsku javnost.
Glavni muftija Islamske zajednice u Bosni i Hercegovini, ef. Mustafa Ceric, urucio je zahvalnicu Lejli Alijevoj za borbu protiv nepravde i pomoc nezbrinutoj djeci.
Najvažniji dio projekta izgradnje Parka prijateljstva je izgradnja i istoimenog mosta. Izgraden na inicijativu Fondacije Hejdar Alijev i zahvaljujuci finansijskoj pomoci Azerbejdžana, most predstavlja veliki poklon omladini koja pohada nastavu u Obrazovnom kompleksu Dobrinja. Preko mosta mogu doci do Parka da se odmore i saznaju o genocidu u Hodžaliju. Nacionalni ornamenti Azerbejdžana i Bosne i Hercegovine korišteni su pri dizajnu mosta.
Ceremonija otvaranja nastavljena je u Obrazovnom kompleksu Dobrinja.
Gospoda Lejla Alijeva vidjela je plocu u spomen najmladoj žrtvi rata u Bosni i Hercegovini.
Na uprlicenom sastanku u Gimnaziji Dobrinja, direktorica Sabina Miskin zahvalila se Lejli Alijov na posjeti i informisala je o aktivnostima škole.
Voditelj sportske nastave, gospodin Sejad Šenderovic, okarakterisao je genocid u Hodžaliju kao zlocin protiv covjecnosti.
Nacelnik Opcine Novi Grad, Aner Šuman, takode je ukazao na postojanje cvrstih veza izmedu dvije zemlje.
U svom govoru u Gimnaziji Dobrinja, Lejla Alijeva je izrazila oduševljenje što je Sarajevo obnovljeni grad i nakon tragicnog rata ponovo dragulj na Balkanu.
Govoreci o radu i projektima Fondacije Hejdar Alijev, gospoda Alijeva je istakla kako je Fondacija izgradila 400 škola u Azerbejdžanu, znacajni projekti su ostvareni u oblasti kulture i zaštite zdravlja, izgraden je Centar Thalassemia, pokrenuta je IDEA (Inicijativa medunarodnog dijaloga u cilju ocuvanja okoliša) sa aktivnostima u cijelom svijetu. Lejla Alijeva je naglasila da je glavni cilj Fondacije Hejdar Alijev pružanje informacija javnosti u vezi sa genocidom u Hodžaliju.
Gospoda Alijeva je izjavila: "Usljed napada jermenskih vojnih jedinica na grad Hodžali u regiji Nagorno Karabah u Azerbejdžanu 26. februara 1992. godine stradalo je 613 civila. Od toga, 106 žena, 63 djece i 70 starih osoba. Ovaj masakar ce zauvijek ostati zabilježen u srcima azerbejdžanskog naroda i mi nikada necemo zaboraviti žrtve ovog strašnog genocida."
Nakon toga Lejla Alijeva je odgovarala na pitanja predstavnika omladine i javnosti.
Pružajuci sveobuhvatne informacije o genocidu u Hodžaliju, potpredsjednica Fondacije Hejdar Alijev, Lejla Alijeva, naglasila je da se projekti koji se odnose na ovu tragediju sprovode zahvaljujuci aktivnostima Fondacije, da kampanja Hodžali pokriva niz zemalja, da je Parlament Organizacije islamske saradnje priznao genocid u Hodžaliju. Osvrcuci se na probleme s kojima se Azerbejdžan susrece zbog konflikta u Nagorno Karabahu, gospoda Alijeva je informisala javnost o svojoj zemlji, o politickom i ekonomskom uspjehu, planovima Fondacije Hejdar Alijev, pokretanju casopisa Baku, pripremama za takmicenje Evrovizije koje se održava sljedece godine u Bakuu.
Ucenici Gimnazije Dobrinja prezentovali su svoja literarna ostvaranja.
Prisutni na sastanku zamolili su Lejlu Alijevu da prenese rijeci zahvalnosti, zbog podizanja memorijalnog obilježja, predsjednici Fondacije Hejdar Alijev, gospodi Mehriban Alijevoj, u ime svih majki Srebrenice.
Kao dio ove komemoracije koju su pratili domaci i strani mediji organizovana je izložba fotografija posvecena genocidu Hodžali u Gimnaziji Dobrinja.