BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 24. On February 21,
2026, an event dedicated to the 34th anniversary of the Khojaly
tragedy was held in the city of Ottawa, jointly organized by the
Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Canada and the Azerbaijan
Diaspora Support Fund, Trend reports via the embassy.


In addition to the Embassy staff, representatives of the
diaspora and the local community, as well as students studying in
Ottawa, attended the event.


The event began with a one-minute silence in memory of the
victims of the Khojaly genocide.







In his speech, Chargé d’Affaires Vusal Suleymanov provided
detailed information about the Khojaly genocide, describing it as
one of the bloodiest pages of the policy of ethnic cleansing and
genocide systematically carried out against Azerbaijanis by
Armenians since the beginning of the 20th century.


Within the framework of the event, speeches by members of the
Azerbaijani community were delivered, photographs and a film
reflecting the horrors of the tragedy were shown.