PRESS RELEASE
International Conference on
“Khojaly Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Terrorism"
In Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of Khojaly Genocide
22 February 2017
The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council), in cooperation with the International Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Turkish-Kazakh University, organizes an international conference entitled: “Khojaly Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Terrorism”, to be held on 22 February 2017 in Ankara, to commemorate the Khojaly Genocide, one of the gravest human tragedies of the modern times occurred 25 years ago in the Republic of Azerbaijan, and its victims.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Elmar Memmedyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoglu and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Mr. Tuğrul Türkeş will deliver speeches during the opening ceremony of the conference, to be attend by the members of parliaments, academicians, representatives of international organizations, members of non-governmental organizations, corps diplomatic in Ankara and politicians.
The Conference will have two panels entitled ‘Khojaly Genocide: A Human Tragedy at the end of the 20th Century’ and ‘Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide, Terrorism and their Interrelations’, where the experts will conduct comprehensive discussions .
