Azerbaijan observes a minute of silence to commemorate martyrs

Martyrs have been commemorated in Azerbaijan with a minute of silence at 12:00 p.m. today, APA reports. At the mentioned moment, the movement of vehicles on the streets was stopped, and cars signaled.

According to the decree of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated December 2, 2020, every year, September 27 is marked as the Remembrance Day in Azerbaijan as a sign of deep respect for Azerbaijani soldiers and officers, all Azerbaijani martyrs who fought heroically in the Patriotic War and sacrificed their lives for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan.

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