ArmInfo. In January 1990, pogroms of the peaceful Armenian population began in Azerbaijan; the Armenians living in Baku were subjected to mass slaughter. Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Ararat Mirzoyan wrote about this on his Facebook page.
The Speaker, in particular, noted: "The pogroms in Kirovabad, Sumgait and Baku became part of the policy of ethnic cleansing, and the beginning was laid to the spread of the Armenian-hating policy. This anti- Armenian policy continued during the Second Artsakh War, which was accompanied by numerous horrific crimes against the peaceful population of Artsakh.Despite this difficult situation and the blows received, all Armenians are determined to continue living in their homeland in order to prevent all threats of genocide. Everyone is obliged to reckon with our right to life in our homeland. "