ArmInfo. On the instruction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Books of Condolences were opened in all diplomatic and consular missions of the republic abroad in connection with the death of the National Hero of Armenia Charles Aznavour. This is stated in the statement of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia, received by ArmInfo.
The farewell ceremony with the great French singer of Armenian origin, Charles Aznavour, will be held on October 5 in Paris at the House of the Disabled. Parliamentarians insisted on holding a national farewell ceremony for the departed 94-year-old singer. It also became known that French President Emmanuel Macron will take part in the farewell ceremony. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will also leave for France to attend the farewell ceremony.
The great French chansonnier of Armenian origin, Charles Aznavour will be buried in the commune of Montfort-l'Amaury, not far from Paris, according to his last will. "My land is French land," Aznavour said once. "In the XII century monastery in Montfort- l'Amaury, a special small family crypt was built."