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Armenia’s National Assembly honored the memory of great Armenian-French Chansonnier Charles Aznavour. The parliamentarians observed a moment of silence at the suggestion of the Parliament Speaker Ara Babloyan.

Charles Aznavour was born on May 22, 1924 to the family of Armenian immigrants in Paris. A singer and musician of world renown, he has also earned praise for his humanitarian work. In 1989, he gathered more than 80 showbiz friends, including Minnelli and Dionne Warwick, to record “For You, Armenia,” which raised funds for victims of the December 7 1988 Armenian earthquake.

He continued to raise funds for Armenia and founded the Aznavour Foundation to help “Armenians all over the world, so they in turn help Armenia to become a self-sufficient country,” he said. He served as Armenia’s ambassador to Switzerland, and its representative at UNESCO in Paris.

In 2004, Armenia’s then President Robert Kocharyan awarded to Aznavour the country’s highest government decoration - the title of the Hero of Armenia.