US CONGRESSMEN ABOUT SUMGAYIT POGROMS: “WE REMEMBER THOSE VICTIMS TODAY, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO WERE TARGETED IN OTHER POGROMS IN KIROVABAD AND BAKU”
28.02.12, 10:32
>From February 26 through March 1, 1988, Armenians living in the town
of Sumgait in Soviet Azerbaijan were the targets of systematic violence
that resulted in numerous deaths. U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline
(D-RI) issued the following statement on February 27 in remembrance
of the victims:
“More than two decades ago today, innocent Armenian men, women,
and children living in Sumgait were subjected to heinous, organized
brutality that sought to force them from their homes in Azerbaijan.
We remember those victims today, as well as those who were targeted
in other pogroms in Kirovabad and Baku. As we remember the victims of
these senseless atrocities, let us never forget our responsibility
to one another as members of the human race and the importance of
standing up to abuse or discrimination wherever it occurs.”