DAYS OF SORROW
20 January tragedy victims commemorated in China
Beijing, January 20 (AZERTAC). The Azerbaijani Embassy in China has hosted a commemorative event to mark the 24th anniversary of the 20 January tragedy.
The ceremony started with a minute of silence for victims of the January tragedy.
Addressing the ceremony, Ambassador Latif Gandilov briefed the event participants on the bloody tragedy.
He said the 20 January 1990 is a day, which went down in the history as the struggle for the freedom and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, and as a heroism page.
The diplomat pointed out that the day after the tragedy happened, national leader Heydar Aliyev came to permanent representation of Azerbaijan in Moscow, and held there a press conference overtly condemning the Soviet leadership`s actions against the Azerbaijani people. He also noted that thanks to national leader Heydar Aliyev, the tragedy was given a political and legal assessment.
The event participants watched a documentary on the Black January.