Paris will host charity concert in memory of Charles Aznavour in 2019October 24, 2018 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Radio télévision suisse has published some excerpts from an interview with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, according to whom a charity concert in memory of legendary French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour will be organized in Paris. Sarkissian said he discussed the specifics with French President Emmanuel Macron during the latter’s visit to Armenia for participation in the XVII Summit of La Francophonie on October 11-12. “Emmanuel Macron and I and our wives visited the Charles Aznavour Museum in Yerevan where I proposed arranging a charity concert in memory of Charles Aznavour in Paris,” Sarkissian said. “I hope the concert will take place in October 2019. World-famous singers and performers will be invited. “I have already talked to a group of my friends who said they would be honored to unveil their art during the concert.” Aznavour died on October 1 at the age of 94. Born to Armenian immigrants, he sold more than 180 million records and featured in over 60 films. He was best known for his 1974 hit She and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017. Fans and admirers worldwide have been holding candlelit vigils all around the globe to mourn the passing of the beloved singer and songwriter. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. 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. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |