Tommarow, 31 December is the Solidarity Day of World’s Azerbaijanis, which is celeberated by Azerbaijani Turks all around the world including South Azerbaijan.
History of this day is related to the removal of barbed wires on the border of South Azerbaijan and North Azerbaijan (Aras River – border of USSR and Iran) in 1989. At that time, when the USSR was going to collapse, upon the call of Azerbaijan Popular Front and its leaeder Ebülfez Elçibey, poeople of two sides of Aras River (in the South Azerbaijan and North Azerbaijan) marched toward the border line and removed the barbed wires as a sembolik remove of border between north and south.
Later in 1991 this day was declared as Solidarity day of World’s Azerbaijanis and is celebrated annually.
This day is an important event for the South Azerbaijan National Movement.