During the 42nd session of the UNESCO General Assembly held in Paris from November 7 to 22, a decision was made to include the 100-year anniversaries of the births of Charles Aznavour and Sergey Parajanov in the 2024-2025 calendar of the jubilees of famous people and important events of UNESCO. reports the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

The above-mentioned applications by Armenia were submitted jointly with partner countries, receiving significant support from a number of member states and a group of countries, the message said.

In particular, the request for the 100-year jubilee of the famous French-Armenian singer, songwriter, actor Charles Aznavour was jointly submitted by Armenia and France with the support of Andorra, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Portugal, Senegal and the group of francophone UNESCO ambassadors with more than 80 members. .

The application for the 100th anniversary of the film director Sergey Parajanov was jointly submitted by Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine, with the support of Cyprus, France, Italy, Lebanon and Poland.

The press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that since 1998, 25 jubilee dates submitted by Armenia have been included in the UNESCO Calendar of Famous People and Important Events.

The bids submitted by Armenia for the 850th anniversary of the death of Nerses Shnoralu and the 100th anniversary of the National Cinema Center were approved for the previous biennium.