SINGER AZNAVOUR SWAPS STAGE FOR DIPLOMATIC CAREER
Reuters
Feb 12 2009
UK
YEREVAN (Reuters) – French singer Charles Aznavour said Thursday
he had agreed to become ambassador to Switzerland for his ancestral
homeland Armenia.
Aznavour, aged 84, was born in France of Armenian parents and
established an international singing career that still takes him
around the globe.
"At first I hesitated, because I thought that this is no easy
matter. But then I thought that in the end, what is important for
Armenia must be important for all of us," Aznavour said in comments
broadcast on Armenian television.
"I accepted this proposal with pleasure, joy and a deep feeling
of honour," said Aznavour, who was granted Armenian citizenship in
December, 2008.
(Reporting by Hasmik Lazarian; Writing by Conor Sweeney; Editing by
Elizabeth Piper)