Bucharest, October 26, AZERTAC

Romania’s Evenimentul Zilei publication has published an article highlighting a memorial in Goygol, Azerbaijan, dedicated to 169 Romanian prisoners of war who died in Soviet captivity following the Second World War.
According to the report, the memorial commemorates Romanian prisoners of war who died at NKVD detention camp No. 223 between 1944 and 1948.
The memorial was unveiled on October 22, 2025, at Khanlar Cemetery No. 1 in Goygol.
The article also quoted Vasile Soare, Romania’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, who stressed the importance of preserving the memory of Romanian prisoners of war who died during the Second World War while in Soviet captivity.