Head of Azerbaijani Presidential Administration approves plan of events on 30th anniversary of January 20 tragedy

Head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration Samir Nuriyev has issued an Order approving the plan of events on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the January 20 tragedy.

Report says, citing AzerTag, that the plan envisages arrangement of meetings, conferences, lectures, the staging of plays, the screening of documentaries to commemorate the bloody events of Black January, when in 1990 the Soviet army entered the capital Baku, killing and wounding hundreds of innocent and defenseless people. Azerbaijan's embassies, missions, and diaspora organizations in foreign countries will organize commemorative events and increase the international community's awareness of the January 20 tragedy through the mass media, including television, radio, and the Internet.

According to the plan, commemorative events will also take place in higher educational institutions and secondary schools across the country. Humanitarian aid will be rendered to the families of the January 20 victims, redevelopment works will be carried out around the Alley of Martyrs, and the country's major religious confessions will hold special religious ceremonies dedicated to the victims.

The nation will observe a moment's silence for the victims of the Bloody January 12.00 on January 20. The plan of events also envisages lowering the national flag across the country.