Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva pay tribute to Black January martyrs

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva have paid tribute to the victims of the 20 January tragedy on the National Mourning Day.

The Azerbaijani President laid a wreath at the "Eternal Flame" memorial.

State and government officials, heads of religious communities, ambassadors of foreign countries to Azerbaijan, and representatives of international organizations also paid tribute to the victims.

Among those in attendance at the commemorative ceremony were Prime Minister Ali Asadov, Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov and head of the Presidential Administration Samir Nuriyev, AzerTAc reported.