"ARMENIAN BILL" REJECTED IN BULGARIA AGAIN
Azeri Press Agency
Jan 21 2008
Azerbaijan
The bill prepared by extreme-right Bulgarian Ataka Party on official
recognition of the happenings in Ottoman Empire in 1915 has been put
to the vote again, APA’s Eastern Europe bureau reports.
The bill, which has been put to vote for the third time in the
parliament, was discussed with participation of 173 parliamentarians.
50 of the parliamentarians voted for the bill, 63 voted against and
60 abstained.
MP from Movement for Rights and Freedoms Remzi Osman regarded
discussing such a proposal in the parliament as disrespect to the
history and legislative body. Remzi Osman mentioned that such events
happened in most countries and Armenians attacked Turkish army
and people. The MP regarded judgment of the history by parliaments
as wrong.
Parliamentarian from Bulgarian Socialist Party Alexander Radoslavov
stated that the arguments of the initiators of the bill are based
on hatred.
"Hatred can not be used as political argument in the parliament. It
will contribute neither to mankind, nor to peace," he said.