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STATE OF NEW MEXICO, 51ST LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED BY Debbie A. Rodella
WHEREAS, the Nagorno-Karabakh War, lasting from 1988 to 1994, was a conflict between
Armenia and Azerbaijan; and
WHEREAS, on February 25 and 26, 1992, Armenian armed forces, accompanied by Rus-
sian military troops, occupied the town of Khojaly in Azerbaijan, killing over six hundred innocent
civilians, including many children, women and the elderly, wounding more than one thousand
people and taking more than one thousand two hundred civilians captive; and
WHEREAS, many civilian bodies found in Khojaly after the fight were disfigured and mu-
tilated, making this one of the most inhumane and barbaric battles of the war; and
WHEREAS, international organizations such as human rights watch documented the kill-
ings in Khojaly, major United States and international news organizations reported on the horrific
killings and numerous governments around the world have condemned the attack; and
WHEREAS, to this day, the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia continues, with Ar-
menian forces occupying twenty percent of Azerbaijan’s territory, including the Nagorno-Kara-
bakh region and the surrounding seven districts; and
WHEREAS, resolutions condemning the occupation of Azerbaijan’s territory by Armenian
forces have been passed by the United Nations security council and the United Nations general as-
sembly; and
WHEREAS, this event in Khojaly is a sobering reminder of the terrible carnage that can be
inflicted in wartime and the enduring need for greater understanding, communication and toler-
ance among people the world over; and
A MEMORIAL
COMMEMORATING THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KHOJALY TRAGEDY IN WHICH
MORE THAN SIX HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE KILLED.