Turkish press has again misrepresented renowned singer, Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour’s words, noting that, in “Vivement Dimanche” program on France 2 television, Aznavour had allegedly said: “The genocide terminology disturbs me,” stated Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) Party’s Armenian Cause and Political Affairs European Office Director Hilda Tchoboian, in an interview with Armenian News-NEWS.am.  “Speaking about Turkey and the Turks, Charles Aznavour always tries to make moderate comments. And he tried to differentiate between Turkish individuals and the Turkish state in this case, too. But the singer has not said that as if ‘the genocide terminology disturbs me.

’ The Turks have misrepresented his words. Aznavour simply said that for him the killing of one Armenian, or 1.5 million Armenians, is equally unacceptable. During that program he said that there must be justice,” Tchoboian noted, adding that Aznavour had also reflected on other crimes against humanity, including the Jewish Holocaust.    

Hilda Tchoboian also stated that the only part in Aznavour’s comments which the Turkish press had accurately presented was that the renowned singer had said that “the Turks are completely different than what is said about them; they are good people.” Tchoboian also denied the information the Turkish side had disseminated, according to which, after those comments by Aznavour, the Armenians from different corners of the world had supposedly accused him of “denial” and “treason.”     In conclusion, Hilda Tchoboian stressed that “we need to take into account that Charles Aznavour is not a political figure in France, and he speaks as an artist. He expresses views that are common to all artists.”