JANUARY 20 TRAGEDY COMMEMORATED IN BISHKEK - AZERTAC

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JANUARY 20 TRAGEDY COMMEMORATED IN BISHKEK

21.01.2008 [15:21]
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Azerbaijan`s embassy in Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijani students studying at the Manas Kyrgyz-Turkish University in Bishkek held an event at the university to mark the 18th anniversary of January 20 Tragedy.

The event brought together more than 300 students and teachers, who observed a minute of silence in memory of shahids.

Counselor at Azerbaijan`s Embassy in Bishkek Elkhan Zeynalov informed about reasons of January 20 events in Baku.

He thanked the University`s leadership for remembering Azeri shahids who died for sovereignty and independence of their motherland.

Other speakers including Rector of the University Suleyman Kayipov and first pro-rector Ugur Ural described January 20 tragedy as the most honorable date of Azerbaijani people in their struggle for freedom.

The participants also saw a film and viewed a photo exhibition about the tragedy.

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