Azerbaijan marks Remembrance Day, six years since the Patriotic War began

Azerbaijan observed Remembrance Day on 27 September, six years after the 44-day Patriotic War began on 27 September 2020. At noon the whole country paused for a minute of silence in memory of the fallen.

President Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva visited Victory Park in Baku, where the head of state laid a wreath at the Victory Monument.

Remembrance Day was established by a presidential decree of 2 December 2020. Martyrs' cemeteries and memorials were visited in every region of the country.