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Dutch Azerbaijanis petitions country’s parliament for Khojaly genocide
The Union of Azerbaijani Women of the Netherlands, Ana Vatan and other operating diaspora organisations in the country have petitioned members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the Dutch Parliament regarding with the 22th anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy.…
Azerbaijanis run Khojaly rally outside Swedish parliament
Azerbaijanis living in Sweden have staged a protest rally outside the parliament building in Stockholm to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Khojaly Genocide. The rally was organized by Azerbaijani diaspora organizations in Sweden. Demonstrators held banners condemning the Khojaly…
Armenia violates fragile truce with Azerbaijan over 30 times within 24 hours
Armenian armed forces broke the ceasefire with Azerbaijan 32 times in numerous positions on Feb.25, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Feb.25. Armenian armed forces, located in the nameless heights of Armenia’s Krasnoselsk district, opened fire at the positions of…
Australian Turkish Friendship Wall unveiled to mark centenary of Gallipoli landings
The centenary of the Gallipoli landings has been marked at a ceremony in Sydney’s west with the unveiling of the unique Australian Turkish Friendship Wall. The wall forms part of the traditional Australian War Memorial in Auburn Memorial Park, next…
Australia cheesemakers learn Turkey’s know-how
One of Australia’s top cheesemakers has been travelling the world to study hairy goat’s cheese and other millennium-old dairy products. Trevor Hart, from Maleny on the Sunshine Coast, was given a Churchill Fellowship to learn cheese manufacturing techniques that are…
Australia near top in world retiree welfare index
Australia is one of the best places in the world to grow old in. And that’s official. A global index that measures the welfare of retirees puts Australia near the top, with a system that is improving relative to that…
MH370: Australia, partners trial new plane tracking system
Airservices Australia, along with its Malaysian and Indonesian counterparts, will test the new method that tracks aircraft every 15 minutes compared with 30 to 40 minutes previously. It will use existing technology fitted to 90 per cent of long haul…
Khojaly genocide victims commemorated in Japan
The Embassy of Azerbaijan in Japan has held an event marking the 23rd anniversary of the Khojaly tragedy. The event, which brought together members of Azerbaijan`s diaspora in Japan, public figures and journalists, started with a one-minute-silence in memory of…
European Azerbaijanis Congress appeals to European Parliament on Khojaly genocide
The European Azerbaijanis Congress (EAC) has made an appeal to the European Parliament on the Khojaly genocide`s anniversary. The appeal says the night of 25-26 February 1992, the Armenian armed forces, with participation of the Khankendi-based 366th motorized infantry regiment…