DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OF AZERBAIJAN: "GORBACHOV IS ALIVE, HE SHOULD BE JUDGED EVEN IF HE DIES"

APA
Jan 19 2010
Azerbaijan

Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. Azerbaijani Commission on International
Humanitarian Aid, Azerbaijani representation of Istanbul International
Brotherhood and Solidarity Association and 20 January Foundation
organized an event on the theme "January 20 – national mourning day",
APA reports.

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 Azerbaijan’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.

"Head 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," 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.