Ilham Aliyev and Mehriban Aliyeva pay tribute to martyrs of January 20 tragedy

On the Day of National Mourning, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva paid tribute to the victims of the January 20th 1990 tragedy.

The president laid a wreath at the Eternal Flame memorial at the Alley of Martyrs.

State and government officials, leaders of religious communities, ambassadors of foreign countries and representatives of international organizations functioning in Azerbaijan also attended the commemoration ceremony.

Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, the speaker of Azerbaijan’s parliament, Ogtay Asadov and the head of the Azerbaijani Presidential Administration, Ramiz Mehdiyev, also took part in the ceremony, Trend reports.