BULGARIAN PARTY SUBMITS DECLARATION FOR PARLIAMENT TO CONDEMN GENOCIDE

Asbarez
Mar 18th, 2010

SOPHIA (novinite.com)-Bulgaria’s conservative Order, Law, and Justice
(RZS) party on Thursday submitted to Parliament an official declaration
asking that Bulgaria condemns the Armenian Genocide committed by
Turkey.

The declaration is in connection with the Thursday visit of Turkish
Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, to Bulgaria and statements of
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the country is
prepared to deport 100,000 Armenians from Turkey.

RZS is also requesting an official answer from Prime Minister, Boyko
Borisov, about the policy of his cabinet regarding the Armenian
Genocide during World War I.

The party leader, Yane Yanev, says they aim at reaching a consensus
about Bulgaria’s assessment of the tragic events and giving a clear
statement in defense of historical truth as the US and Sweden have
done.

The US Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee and the Swedish
Parliament recently approved resolutions recognizing the Genocide,
stirring outrage in Turkey.