As a part of the visit to Azerbaijan, a group of Moroccan journalists visited the cities of Aghdam, Asgaran, and Shusha in the Karabakh economic region, Report informs, citing the State Committee on Work with Diaspora.
The delegation first visited the Imarat complex, where the palace of Panahali Khan was located, the Juma Mosque, and the remains of the Aghdam State Drama Theater, and witnessed acts of vandalism committed by Armenians.
The guests were informed about the destruction of Azerbaijan’s historical monuments and the restoration and reconstruction work carried out under the Master Plan of Aghdam.
The delegation headed to Asgaran, viewed the mass grave discovered in this city, and took pictures.
They visited the central square of Shusha city, the shot statues of well-known Azerbaijani personalities Natavan, Bulbul and Uzeyir Hajibeyli, the Ashaghi Govhar Agha Mosque, the Shusha Fortress, and the Jidir Plain.
Aydin Karimov, special representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the Shusha district, met with the guests in the building of the Shusha district Executive Authority, and gave detailed information about the history of our ancient city, the acts of vandalism committed during the years of occupation, also about the restoration and reconstruction work carried out in the city. He said that at the 12th Conference of the Ministers of Culture of the Islamic World, held in Doha, Qatar in 2023, Shusha was unanimously designated as the Cultural Capital of the Islamic World.
Then, the questions of Moroccan journalists were answered.