Armenian parliament holds moment of silence in memory of Sumgait pogrom victims
10:15, 28 February 2023YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 28, ARMENPRESS. Lawmakers commemorated the victims of the Sumgait pogrom during the plenary session of parliament on February 28.
Hayastan faction MP Arthur Khachatryan said in his remarks that 35 years ago, from February 27 to 29, Azerbaijan committed yet another genocide against Armenians.
He asked legislators to observe a moment of silence to commemorate the victims of the pogrom.
In late February 1988, Azerbaijanis began a state-sponsored massacre of the Armenian population in Sumgait, which became known as the Sumgait pogrom.
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