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Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan: â€œGorbachov is alive, he should be judged even if he diesâ€

19 January 2010 11:41 (UTC +04:00)

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

President of Youth Assistance Foundation Ahmet Tecim underlined that January 20 happenings played important role in Azerbaijanâ€™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.
â€œHead of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachov stirred up the tragedy and Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict. I said in 1999 when I was a parliamentarian and say now that Gorbachov should be sued in the International Court of Justice. He is alive, he should be judged even if he dies,â€ 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.