YEREVAN. – Armenian-French world-renowned singer Charles Aznavour has responded to the fundraising initiative by SOS program director Hayk Barseghyan on helping Gyumri’s homeless families in buying apartments for them.

On his Facebook page, Charles Aznavour posted the video by Hayk Barseghyan telling about the 13 homeless families and describing the disastrous earthquake in the second largest city of Armenia.

President of Gyumri’s Journalists Club “Asbarez,” Levon Barseghyan, told Armenian News – NEWS.am that Charles Aznavour didn’t provide financial support to the Gyumri homeless: he expressed his support through reposting the link telling about the fundraising.

In his words, the fundraising initiators have also got in touch with Real Madrid. According to the preliminary agreement, the team leaders will send their T-shirts with signatures and inscriptions in support of the Gyumri homeless. The sale of the T-shirts will take place at the charity auction to be held on March 19.

The “Barcelona” flag with the signatures of Lionel Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Thierry Henri and 10 team stars will also be presented during the auction.

Famous musician Serj Tankian, who is lead singer of the world-renowned American Armenian rock band System of a Down (SOAD), has also joined the ongoing fundraiser to purchase apartments for thirteen homeless families in Gyumri

On February 28, Gyumri’s famous jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan gave a charity concert in one of Gyumri’s shack-filled districts in support of the homeless.

The initiator of this project is photographer Hayk Barseghyan.