BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 26. The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has posted a Twitter publication in connection with the 31st anniversary of the Khojaly genocide, TurkicWorld reports.

"We still feel pain for our Azerbaijani brothers killed in Khojaly and honor their memory with respect" the tweet says.

On the night of February 25-26, 1992, Armenian military formations, with the support of the 366th motorized rifle regiment stationed in Khankendi, committed genocide against the population of the city of Khojaly.

As a result of this bloody massacre, 613 people, including 106 women, 63 children, and 70 older people were killed, 8 families were completely wiped out, 25 children lost both parents, 130 children lost one of their parents, 487 people were seriously injured, 1,275 people were taken hostage, and the fate of 150 of them is still unknown.