Azerbaijan`s Embassy in Uzbekistan organized a commemorative event to mark the 22nd anniversary of Bloody January tragedy in the Centre of Culture named after Heydar Aliyev on Wednesday.
Speaking at the event, Azerbaijan`s charge d`affaires Akif Aliyev briefed the participants on the history of the tragedy. He said over the night from January 19 to 20 military units of the former Soviet Union stormed Baku and committed a terrible massacre against innocent people.
“The next day after the tragedy national leader Heydar Aliyev came to the permanent office of Azerbaijan in Moscow, shared the grief of his people, condemned those responsible for the January tragedy, and demanded a political and legal assessment to be given to the events despite threats to his life and the life of his family members.”
TODAY.AZ
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