Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is on an official visit to Armenia, offered his noon prayers on Tuesday in the historical Blue Mosque of Yervan, Armenia.
Earlier in the day, Zarif met with his Armenian counterpart as well as Armenian prime minister.
Yervan Blue Mosque, built in 1764-65, is a beautiful structure of the 18th century architecture in the city.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 and independence of Armenia, Iran and Armenia signed an agreement in 1995 according to which Iran helped restoration of the mosque and Iranian embassy in Yervan took responsibility of running the mosque.
At the suggestion of Islamic Republic of Iran, the government of Armenia has registered the mosque as a historical and religious heritage with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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