THE KHOJALY GENOCIDE: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

The territorial claims and occupation of Armenia against Azerbaijan from the second half of the 80s of the XX century, including ethnic cleansing against Azerbaijanis in 1988-1993, state terrorism and genocide policy are studied according to the scientific sources. Especially, crimes committed during the occupation of Khojaly by the Armenian armed forces on February 26, 1992, as well as the acts of vandalism against civilians are widely analyzed according to the foreign sources. In addition, the genocide committed by Armenians in Khojaly at the end of the XX century is regarded as one of the most serious crimes against humanity. Also, the article examines the history of this strategically important area in the NagornoKarabakh region of Azerbaijan and indicates the reasons of the importance of Khojaly. In addition, informing world community about the Khojaly genocide, the activites for getting political and legal assessment for it, as well as the recognition of Khojaly tragedy as genocide in the international arena are widely studied in the article