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Genocide is a troublesome
word. It troubles me
as well, and what I am
about to say now might
make some Armenians
turn their backs on me,
but I do not think that is
important. If the Turks
have the honesty to say
that what troubles them
is the word “Genocide,”
we can find another word
for it, as long as they open
the border and the Turkish
government thinks about
starting a dialogue with us.
When you kill 2 children,
1.5 million Armenians or 6
million Jews, it is the same
thing. It is murder – there
was a desire to kill, that
is what matters. I ask
the Turks – if that is not
genocide, how would you
name the annihilation of an
entire nation?

Charles
Aznavour

Charles Aznavour achieved international
acclaim in 1956, after a successful
performance in the Olympia hall in
Paris. “France has been Aznavourized,”
the French press wrote then. He has
written around a thousand songs,
including several international hits.
Aznavour is proud of his Armenian origin
and is a constant source of support to
Armenia. His songs which are related
to Armenia include “Pour toi, Arménie,”
“Ils sont tombés” (on the occasion of
the 60 th anniversary of the Genocide),
“Autobiographie” and “Delicate Armenia.”
With his daughter, Seda Aznavour, he
has performed the Armenian song “In
this world, you are mine” by Sayat Nova.
Immediately after the 1988 earthquake,
he established the Aznavour for Armenia
Foundation. He is Armenia’s permanent
ambassador to UNESCO.