  Bulgaria’s Yambol city council cancels Armenian Genocide declaration October 27, 2012 - 14:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Municipal Council in the southern Bulgarian city of Yambol has cancelled a declaration recognizing the Armenian Genocide two years after adopting it, Focus news agency reported. 20 municipal councilors voted in favor of the cancellation, eight were against and two abstained from voting. The proposal to cancel the declaration was tabled by seven councilors at the request of several organizations whose projects with Turkey had not been implemented because of the declaration, said the councilors. According to them, the declaration “has a negative effect on the partnership relations of the municipality of Yambol, and most of all of business organizations, with similar organizations in Turkey.” The declaration recognizing Armenian Genocide was adopted on October 28, 2010 with 28 votes in favor. Partner news  Top stories “The above mentioned NGOs’ participation in the forum is only possible as a part of Azerbaijani delegation,” ANP said. The military academy will be named after legendary commanders of Armenian origin Alexander Suvorov and Valerian Mandatov. French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh. Last month, renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was also handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence for blasphemy.   Partner news |  Latest news Islamist group Boko Haram camps destroyed in Nigeria  Some 2,000 soldiers were deployed to the region last week, in the biggest campaign to date against Boko Haram.U.S. says Syria conflict threatens Lebanon’s stability Syria has been locked in an increasingly bloody civil war since demonstrations broke out against the Assad regime in March 2011.Tizen-based Samsung smartphone images leaked online The images also reveal that Samsung has implemented S-Voice, S-Beam, and Wi-Fi Direct into the handset.France set to begin first major stage of Mali withdrawal However, some fighters retreated to hideouts in the mountains and desert, from where they have launched isolated attacks. |
