During his third day visit to Armenia, with his son, Charles Aznavour visited the mosque Blue Yerevan. The singer posed for many photos which will be broadcast via the internet around the world to show that in Armenia there is a mosque in 
activity. “We are now a country. Live in a country where Jews, Protestants, I want to take these photos and put them on the internet, “said Charles Aznavour who was with Lena Hagopian the guide to visit the Blue Mosque in Yerevan. According to Charles Aznavour Armenians of the Diaspora are more accustomed to live with the representatives of other religions. “But slowly, we also learn to Armenia Charles Aznavour concludes that end his stay in Armenia for two days.
KA we only remember that it is Armenia has been repeatedly attacked for his religion. For its part, Armenia has not increased aggression abroad on behalf of his Christian religion. As for religious tolerance, the Armenians have regularly practiced both Armenia and diaspora over the centuries.
Blue Mosque in Yerevan was built in 1765-1766 during the reign of Hussein Ali Khan Yerevan (the mosque is also sometimes called “the Hussein Ali Mosque”). Before the Sovietization of Armenia, it is one of eight mosques in the city. In 1952, she was temporarily transformed into a planetarium on the orders of the Soviet Government, which prohibits religious services.
Until the war in Nagorno-Karabakh, which saw thousands of Azeris leave Armenia between 1988 and 1991, it remained the main mosque of the Muslim population. They are now the neighboring Iranians who attend.
Krikor Amirzayan