An event dedicated to January 20 - National Mourning Day was held at the Gabala State Vocational Training Center.

A minute of silence was observed at the event in memory of the martyrs of January 20, Tehsil.biz reports.

Director of the Center Galib Nabiyev, Chief of the Civil Defense Staff of the Center, participant of the Second Karabakh War Ilham Efendiyev spoke about the tragedies caused to our people during the Bloody January events and the freedom struggle of the Azerbaijani people.

It was noted that the tragedy of January 20, this bloody and cruel action against our people was given a political and legal assessment after the return of the great leader Heydar Aliyev to power in Azerbaijan in 1993.

It was noted that January 20 is not only one of the worst tragedies in the history of Azerbaijan, but also an honorable page. Our heroic sons and daughters, who were killed in Bloody January, played an unprecedented role in Azerbaijan's independence.

Poems dedicated to our martyrs and the Motherland were performed by the students of the center.
At the end, a joint video was shown reflecting the events of January 20.