BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT NOT TO DISCUSS "GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANS"
demaz.org, Azerbaijan
Oct 3 2007
Bulgarian parliament doesn’t intend to discuss the issue "On genocide
of Armenians" as majority of members of one of respectable parties
of Bulgarian parliament "Rights and Freedoms Movement" are of Turkish
origin.
Ambassador of Armenia to Bulgaria, Sergey Manasyan, informed
journalists October 2. Accordingly to him membership of Bulgaria to
the European Union will simplify the process of inclusion of the issue
"On genocide of Armenians" in agenda of Bulgarian parliament.
"Probability of discussion of the issue in question at the parliament
of present convocation is little enough as majority of members
of respective parties of Bulgarian parliament "Rights and Freedoms
Movement" are of Turkish origin. Moreover, party is a part of coalition
government of Bulgaria", he explained.
Resolution proposed by radical party "Ataka" was not included in
the agenda of Bulgarian parliament. April 25, head of the Bulgarian
National Assembly (Parliament) Georgi Pirinski, proposed to start
ordinary meeting with silence minute as tribute to the so-called
victims of "genocide of Armenians" in Ottoman Turkey in the beginning
of the last century. Deputy, Boyko Vatev, representing deputy group
of Bulgarian People’s Union presented declaration recognizing and
condemning "genocide of Armenians" and insisted adoption of the
document by the Parliament.
In turn head of Bulgarian party, Union of Democratic Forces, Luben
Dilov, also called Bulgarian parliament to recognize "genocide of
Armenians".
In his statement Dilov stressed that many countries recognized and
condemned the so-called "genocide of Armenians" thus expressing their
negative attitude to killing and deportation of Armenians. "It is for
shame that up to date resolution hasn’t been included in the agenda
of the parliament of Bulgaria", declared he.