On April 24, 2018 the ceremony of laying flowers to the memorial to the liquidators of the consequences of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident took place in the city of Norak, Republic of Tajikistan.
The event was attended by representatives of the NGO "Union of Disabled People of Chornobyl" of the Republic of Tajikistan, authorities of Norak, Ambassadors of Ukraine and Japan in Tajikistan.
Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Tajikistan Viktor Nikitiuk in his speech at the memorial event stated that Ukraine will always remember the deed of thousands of Tajiks who at the cost of their lives and health overcame the consequences of a radiation catastrophe.