  CHARLES AZNAVOUR CELEBRATES 79-TH BIRTHDAY IN HISTORIC HOMELANDMay 22, 2003 - 23:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I want to celebrate my birthday in Armenia for the first time in my life," - worldwide famous French singer of Armenian descent Charles Aznavour, who is in Yerevan at present and is 79 today, told journalists. "I have to confess a test was needed, as I would like to celebrate my 100-th birthday here," - the singer joked. It should be reminded that Charles Aznavour arrived in Yerevan May 20 accompanied by his son Misha. During these days he visited "Khor Virap" cloister complex and other sights of Armenia. He also met with the leadership of the Yerevan branch of the Fund of Armenian Aid, discussing issues of the Fund interaction with "Aznavour to Armenia" philanthropic organization sponsored by him.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
