Baku, January 23, AzerTAc Azerbaijan`s Consulate General in Los Angeles has hosted a commemorative event on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the January 20 tragedy.Attendees of the event, including consul generals of foreign countries, scientific and cultural figures, Hollywood producers, professors of local universities and member of the community, observed a minute of silence in memory of shahids.Azerbaijan`s Consul General in Los Angeles Nasimi Aghayev highlighted the history of the January 20 events, saying innocent civilians were mercilessly killed by the Soviet troops. He noted that the next day of the tragedy national leader Heydar Aliyev came to the permanent representation of Azerbaijan in Moscow and overtly condemned the genocide and gave a push to people`s struggle for freedom.He stressed following the restoration of its independence Azerbaijan was rapidly developing and its political and economic positions are being strengthened in the regional and global scale. Addressing the event, former U.S. diplomat, professor of the University of San Diego James Coyle highlighted the history of the tragedy, and stressed the Black January tragedy was a starting point in the collapse of the USSR.Journalist of Los Angeles Nancy Pearlman said few months ago of those bloody events she was in Baku. She said that time there was an intensive situation in Baku, and underlined she felt that USSR leadership was going to broke Azerbaijani people`s will for freedom. She also spoke of her last trip to Azerbaijan, and underlined Azerbaijan has been incredibly changed in past 25 years and became modern and developed country.The attendees then heard music of classic composers performed with violin and violoncello, and viewed a photo-exhibition depicting the Black January tragedy.