Charles Aznavour receives Japan's Order of the Rising SunApril 30, 2018 - 14:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Government of Japan on Sunday, April 29 announced the foreign recipients of the 2018 Spring Imperial Decorations, with French-Armenian legendary singerCharles Aznavour among this year’s honorees. Aznavour received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in recognition of his contributions to the development of music in Japan and strengthening the relations and friendship between Japan and France. "Mr. Aznavour, who also serves as the Ambassador of Armenia to Switzerland, conducts musical activities overseas, including in Japan," the embassy said in a statement. Aznavour has recorded more than 1,200 songs interpreted in eight languages. He is one of France’s most popular and enduring singers, having sold 180 million records. He is also arguably the most famous Armenian of his time. In 1998, Aznavour was named Entertainer of the Century by CNN and users of Time Online from around the globe. He was recognized as the century’s outstanding performer, with nearly 18% of the total vote, edging out Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. Last year Aznavour was awarded the a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Director General of Ucom takes part in recruiting conference Ralph Yirikian participated in the Recruit Days business and networking conference organized by Move2Career. Ameriabank named Best Bank in Armenia for 2024 by Global Finance Ameriabank has been named the Best Bank in Armenia by Global Finance magazine in its 31st annual awards. Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |