[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 34 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E222-E223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REMEMBERING THE KHOJALY TRAGEDY

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                           HON. VIRGINIA FOXX

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, February 26, 2018

  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because Azerbaijan has been a 
reliable friend and valuable partner of the United States, and it is 
appropriate for Congress to commemorate the victims of the Khojaly 
tragedy as our Azerbaijani friends mark the 26th anniversary of the 
event.

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  We remember the 613 Azerbaijani men, women, and children killed in 
Khojaly on February 25 and 26, 1992. Continuing to mark the anniversary 
of such a tragedy is always difficult, but it is critical that we spend 
time honoring the precious lives lost.
  The Government of Azerbaijan continues to partner with the United 
States in counter-terrorism efforts, and the country has made 
meaningful strides its short history as an independent nation to 
promote economic development regionally, including its efforts in 
constituting the ``New Silk Road.''
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembering the town 
and people of Khojaly who died on those fateful days and in offering 
our deepest condolences to Azerbaijan on this tragic anniversary.

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