Declaration on recognizing Armenian Genocide introduced to Bulgarian Parliament
By Speaker Georgi Pirinski's offer the April 25 session of the National Assembly (parliament) of Bulgaria opened with a minute of silence in the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims in the Ottoman Empire.
MP Boyko Vatev from "Bulgarian National Front" introduced a declaration, which recognizes and condemns the Armenian Genocide. He demanded to adopt the document by the parliament. Other MPs too condemned the Armenian and Bulgarian Genocides. Currently initiators are collecting signatures for including the issue of adopting declaration of the Armenian and Bulgarian genocide in the agenda.
From April 22 till 22 a number of events dedicated to the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide were held in various Bulgarian cities - Sofia, Plovdiv and Varne. They were organized by the Armenian community of Bulgaria, the RA MFA Press Office reports.
MP Boyko Vatev from "Bulgarian National Front" introduced a declaration, which recognizes and condemns the Armenian Genocide. He demanded to adopt the document by the parliament. Other MPs too condemned the Armenian and Bulgarian Genocides. Currently initiators are collecting signatures for including the issue of adopting declaration of the Armenian and Bulgarian genocide in the agenda.
From April 22 till 22 a number of events dedicated to the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide were held in various Bulgarian cities - Sofia, Plovdiv and Varne. They were organized by the Armenian community of Bulgaria, the RA MFA Press Office reports.
