A piece of stone from the Aghdam Juma Mosque, handed over 24 years ago by US State Department Special Representative, former OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairman Carey Cavanaugh, to National Leader Heydar Aliyev, has been returned to the Aghdam Juma Mosque, Trend reports.

“A piece of stone from the Aghdam Juma Mosque was handed over to the national leader of the Azerbaijani people, Heydar Aliyev, on May 9, 2000, during the occupation of Azerbaijani lands. Years later, this piece of stone was returned to the Aghdam Juma Mosque, which was opened after restoration,” the information says.

To note, 24 years ago, Carey Cavanaugh handed over a piece of stone from the Aghdam Juma Mosque to National Leader Heydar Aliyev, saying, "This is a small piece of stone from the mosque in Aghdam. This is a piece of land we dream of restoring. We hope that the mosque itself will be returned”.