Prominent Armenian chansonnier Charles Aznavour announced on Thursday about the establishment of Aznavour foundation and its first project of Charles Aznavour interactive House Museum launched in Yerevan. The House Museum will seek to preserve the global heritage of the Maestro and realize social and cultural programmes.

The solemn ceremony of the key handover ceremony was attended by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who handed over the symbolic key of the Museum to Aznavour.

“It is great honor for me to be here and receive the keys of the House Museum, this culture center. I am immensely thankful for this generous gift. I made the decision to set up Aznavour foundation with my son Nikola with great confidence to continue my benevolent activity coming since 1988,” Aznavour said in his remarks. 

Armenian President in his turn stated: “We are happy to be your contemporaries and regularly enjoy your art and your performances. In fact, you are performing rather than signing on the stage, since every song of yours is a full-fledged artistic performance.”

“Aznavour is a legend, a walking legend, which belongs not only to France, Armenia and the Armenian people, but to the whole humanity. The Armenian-French relations are interconnected by thousands of ties and the proof of that is that the last three presidents of France – Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande – have visited Armenia. François Hollande has paid three visits to Armenia; twice as the President of France. I do hope that this tradition will be upheld by President-elect Emmanuel Macron, and together with you, dear Maestro, we will host him in this house-museum,” the President added.