Citation for acknowledgment of the 18th Commemoration of Khojaly Massacre
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The House of Representatives
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Be it hereby known to all that:
The Massachusetts House of Representatives offers its sincerest acknowledgment of:
The 18th commemoration of Khojaly Massacre
Given this 25th Day of February 2010
At the State House, Boston, Massachusetts
By: Robert A. DeLeo, Speaker of the House
Offered by: Ellen Story, State Representative
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