Overview
- Macron’s singalong, which took place Monday at a state dinner in Yerevan, featured Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on drums and President Vahagn Khachaturyan at his side.
- Footage posted on X by French editor Agnès Vahramian shows guests clapping as the French president finishes the Charles Aznavour standard.
- The performance unfolded at the piano with Armenian jazz musician Vahagn Hayrapetyan seated alongside Macron.
- The visit comes as EU leaders gather in Yerevan for a first bilateral summit with Armenia, reflecting the country’s push to deepen ties with Europe.
- The choice of Aznavour, a star born to Armenian parents, underscores long Franco‑Armenian cultural links supported by a large Armenian diaspora in France.