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On the eve of paying tribute to Sumgait massacre “Ordinary Genocide” film series – “Baku, January 1990, ordinary genocide” and “Sumgait, February 1988” documentaries have been demonstrated in Armenian-Slavonic University. 

The film was produced by “Center of Public Relations and Information” department of Armenian President’s Administration and is dedicated to 20^th tribute of genocide victims.

Journalist Marina Grigoryan, the project manager of “Ordinary Genocide” told the reporters that an attempt has been made to unveil the truth of Azerbaijan in 1988-1992. “That is a series of genocide acts started in Sumgait, continues in Gandzak, Baku, Maraga. And we have its final expression in Budapest the murder of Armenian officer,” she said.   

The reporter said many may think that Sumgait had been a sort of response given to Nagorno-Karabakh Febrary 20 decision but they are mistaken as they started yet in 1987 from Chardaglu attacks. The film demonstrates that Azerbaijan had been long planning those brutalities. 

Arman Saghatelyan, the vice president of “Armenian association of public relations” told that those two documentaries are just part of “Ordinary Genocide” project. “Yet we don’t have any legal or political assessment of those events. Such crimes can’t remain unpunished because they may give birth to other crimes,” he said.