Head of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration approves plan of events on 20th anniversary of 20 January tragedy

Head of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev has issued a relevant order.

The order envisages holding events, conferences, meetings, delivering lectures, covering these events in media, spreading materials about the bloody 20 January in the leading mass media of the world, TV channels and internet.

According to the plan of events, to draw the attention of the world community to the bloody January tragedy, events will be held by Azerbaijan’s embassies, diplomatic offices and Azerbaijani communities abroad.

Humanitarian aid will be rendered to families of the 20 January victims.

The victims will be commemorated by a minute's silence, ships, cars and trains will sound horns at 12.00 on January 20.

Appropriate plan of events has been adopted in the cities and regions of the republic.

State flags of Azerbaijan will be lowered in the country that day as a sign of mourning.

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