[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2661-2662]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        REMEMBERING THE 23RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE KHOJALY TRAGEDY

  (Mr. ZINKE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. ZINKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to remember the 23rd anniversary of 
the Khojaly tragedy, which took place on February 25-26, 1992.
  On this evening, 23 years ago, it was the site of a cowardly massacre 
of 613 unarmed Azerbaijani citizens, which included 106 women, 63 
children, and 70 elderly. Despite the attempts to minimize this 
tragedy, I stand in memory with the Azerbaijani Caucus to remember the 
loss.
  The United States and Azerbaijan share a bipartisan and a strong 
relationship. As a former commander in the Navy SEALs, I know firsthand 
the importance of Azerbaijan's commitment.
  Aside from deploying troops and equipment to Afghanistan, over one-
third of nonlethal aid that was used by our troops in Afghanistan 
flowed through Azerbaijan.
  President Kennedy once said that America would pay any price and bear 
any burden in the defense of liberty. I am proud that Azerbaijan and 
America share the same commitment to freedom and liberty.

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  It is important today that we take this moment to join our 
Azerbaijani allies in liberty in recognizing the Khojaly tragedy.

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