[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E217]
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                    REMEMBERING THE KHOJALY MASSACRE

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                            HON. PETE OLSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 26, 2020

  Mr. OLSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember the tragic deaths 
of over 600 Azerbaijani civilians that took place in Khojaly on 
February 26, 1992. On that heinous day, Armenian and Commonwealth of 
Independent States (CIS) forces massacred 613 civilians. Innocent 
women, children and elderly men were brutally killed over the course of 
22 hours.
  Azerbaijan has been healing over the 28 years since this horrendous 
event, working hard to become a successful nation with a booming 
economy. They are a reliable friend and trade partner to the United 
States and our ally Israel in a geopolitical region rocked by turmoil 
and turbulence.
  We must stand by our allies and friends in condemning attacks like 
this--past, present and future. Atrocities such as this have no place 
in our world. I urge my colleagues to join me and all of our 
Azerbaijani friends in remembering the lives lost during the Khojaly 
massacre.

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