On May 22, the inauguration ceremony of the bust of legendary late French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour was held in the Armenian-French friendship park located at the Charles Aznavour Culture Center in Artsakh’s capital Stepanakert.
Parliament Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Artur Tovmasyan, Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Artsakh Vitaly Balasanyan and other officials took part in the opening ceremony of the bust of the famous French-Armenian singer, chansonnier Charles Aznavour, laid flowers to his memory, the National Assembly of the Artsakh Republic reports.
Sculptor, author of the bust Yuri Hovhannisyan and Director of the Charles Aznavour Culture Center Armen Hovsepyan opened the ceremony.
Armen Hovsepyan in his remarks highly valued the legendary singer’s role and contribution to the global culture and the life of the Armenian people.
In his turn architect Mamikon Farsiyan noted that it’s a special day for him as his dream and that of many others became true, Artsakh has finally had the bust of Aznavour.
