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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.
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.