Azerbaijani vice PM: Mikhail Gorbachev should stand before International Court of Justice

Azerbaijani Commission on International Humanitarian Aid, Azerbaijani representation of Istanbul International Brotherhood and Solidarity Association and 20 January Foundation organized an event entitled “January 20 – national mourning day".

The event brought together government officials, representatives of Turkish embassy in Azerbaijan, families of January 20 martyrs and parliamentarians.

President of Youth Assistance Foundation Ahmet Tecim underlined that January 20 happenings played important role in Azerbaijan’s independence. He noted that January 20 was both tragedy and the day of pride of the state.

Deputy Prime Minister Ali Hasanov said January 20 was a tragedy, example of heroism.

He said the then leadership of USSR was the culprit of those happenings.

“The then head of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev stirred up the tragedy and Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. I said in 1999 when I was a parliamentarian and say now that Gorbachev must be sued in the International Court of Justice. He is alive, he should be judged even if he dies,” he said.

First deputy ambassador of Turkey to Azerbaijan Nihat Civaner, MP Fuad Muradov, poet Mammad Aslan and others addressed the event. Aids were distributed among the families of martyrs.

/APA/