BAKU (Panorama.am) — For a whole week, the Azerbaijani media have been trumpeting about ‘recognition of the Khojaly genocide’ by various US states. In particular, the Azerbaijani websites stated in their headlines that Montana, Nebraska and Hawaii characterized the Aghdam events of 1992 as ‘genocide.’ However, a closer look at the original texts of the resolutions, as well as of the contents of the articles with such striking headlines, revealed that the Azerbaijani media ran false information.
The website of Interfax-Azerbaijan news agency, for instance, published an article titled ‘US state Montana recognizes Khojaly genocide.’ In the text, the agency cites a declaration signed by Steve Bullock, the governor. “As Montanans, we join with our Azerbaijani brothers and sisters in Montana to remember this day while also seeking to find understanding that surpasses the violence so often associated with conflict,â€
