'From Khojaly to Srebrenica: Prevention of Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing' Conference starts in Sarajevo
An international conference titled "From Khojaly to Srebrenica: Prevention of Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing" has been launched in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina initiated by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation`s vice-president Leyla Aliyeva.
The conference is part of "Justice for Khojaly" international campaign in cooperation with Youth Foundation under the Azerbaijani President and the country’s Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The event brings together representatives of non-governmental organizations from over 15 European countries, and members of diplomatic missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Prior to the conference its participants visited a monument to victims of Khojaly and Srebrenica in Bosnia-Herzegovina-Azerbaijan Friendship Park built on the initiative and with support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The participants viewed "From Khojaly to Srebrenica" exhibition, which was opened in the Bristol Hotel in Sarajevo by Chairman of Azerbaijan`s State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Elshad Iskandarov and Mayor of Novi Grad Semir Efendic.
In the opening ceremony of the conference, vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva’s letter to the participants was read out. Speakers highlighted history and consequences of Khojaly and Srebrenica genocides. The Justice for Khojaly campaign was initiated by OIC Youth Forum General Coordinator, Vice-President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva.
The Campaign is aimed at raising international civil awareness through demonstration of creative photos and images of suffered people in the Karabakh conflict and Khojaly Massacre in particular and reaching out globally via media, the Internet and live events.
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