OFFICIAL NEWS
PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV PARTICIPATES IN SOLEMN CEREMONY DEDICATED TO 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION OF UKRAINE FROM FASCIST OCCUPATION
National anthem of Ukraine was performed and the flags of the troops battled for liberation of Ukraine during the Great Patriotic War were brought in the hall. The audience revered the memory of heroes who gave their lives fighting fascists with a minute of silence.
Taking the floor, President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma stressed in particular that it was friendship between people that played a key role in saving not only Ukraine but also the former Soviet Union and Europe from the fascism plague.
He told as well that some 4 thousand people were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union for liberation of Ukraine, 17 of them were Azerbaijanis. Overall death toll in the battles for Ukraine was over 3 million, he said.
The official ceremony was followed by a concert of Ukrainian artists.