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BULGARIAN TOWN COUNCIL BACKS DOWN ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION BECAUSE IT HITS BUSINESS WITH TURKEY
Sofia Globe
Oct 26 2012
Bulgaria
The municipal council in the town of Yambol in southern Bulgaria
has revoked its October 2010 declaration recognising the Armenian
genocide because of complaints from local organisation who said that
it was hampering their business with Turkey.
The Armenian genocide is the episode during and after World War 1 in
which an estimated more than a million people died. Ankara rejects
the term and the description of events put forward by Yerevan and
Turkey has been involved in a number of international controversies,
notably including in France and the United States, when legislatures
have moved to formally recognise the Armenian genocide.
According to local news agency Focus, seven councillors in Yambol
tabled a motion to cancel the resolution approved two years ago,
saying that several organisations had complained that their projects
with Turkey had not been fulfilled because of the declaration.
A total of 20 councillors voted in favour of the declaration, eight
against and two abstained, the report said. The declaration recognising
the Armenian genocide was adopted on October 28 2010 with 28 votes
in favour.
http://sofiaglobe.com/2012/10/26/bulgarian-town-council-backs-down-on-armenian-genocide-resolution-because-it-hits-business-with-turkey/
Sofia Globe
Oct 26 2012
Bulgaria
The municipal council in the town of Yambol in southern Bulgaria
has revoked its October 2010 declaration recognising the Armenian
genocide because of complaints from local organisation who said that
it was hampering their business with Turkey.
The Armenian genocide is the episode during and after World War 1 in
which an estimated more than a million people died. Ankara rejects
the term and the description of events put forward by Yerevan and
Turkey has been involved in a number of international controversies,
notably including in France and the United States, when legislatures
have moved to formally recognise the Armenian genocide.
According to local news agency Focus, seven councillors in Yambol
tabled a motion to cancel the resolution approved two years ago,
saying that several organisations had complained that their projects
with Turkey had not been fulfilled because of the declaration.
A total of 20 councillors voted in favour of the declaration, eight
against and two abstained, the report said. The declaration recognising
the Armenian genocide was adopted on October 28 2010 with 28 votes
in favour.
http://sofiaglobe.com/2012/10/26/bulgarian-town-council-backs-down-on-armenian-genocide-resolution-because-it-hits-business-with-turkey/