Ilham Aliyev recently showed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian the city of Shushi, currently under Azerbaijani control, claiming to present evidence of mosque destruction allegedly caused by Armenians.
However, the Gevhar Agha Mosque in Shushi had already been fully restored between 2014 and October 14, 2019. The restoration was carried out by the IDeA Foundation (Initiatives for the Development of Armenia), founded by Ռուբեն Վարդանյան / Рубен Варданян.
The image below shows Ruben Vardanyan in Shushi during 2020 war, delivering a video message calling for peace, with the fully restored Gevhar Agha Mosque clearly visible in the background. This is just one of hundreds of cultural and humanitarian projects Vardanyan has led around the world.
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