Bulgarian Parliament Turned Down Bill Recognizing Armenian Genocide

BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT TURNED DOWN BILL RECOGNIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
11.05.2006 14:41 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The People’s Assembly of Bulgaria has turned down
the bill on recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire
in 1915.

Bulgarian coalition, having historical Turkish origins, voted against
the bill unanimously. The opposition supported the draft. After
the vote opposition MPs stated that Bulgaria will have to recognize
the Armenian Genocide soon or later, reports the Public TV Company
of Armenia.