Friday, January 18, 2008

Bulgarian lawmakers vote against bill backing Armenian ‘genocide’ claims

"Bulgarian lawmakers vote against bill backing Armenian ‘genocide’ claims
Members of the Bulgarian parliament have rejected once again a bill for officially recognizing the controversial World War I era killings of Anatolian Armenians as genocide.

The bill, drawn up by members of the extreme-right Attack Party, was rejected yesterday with 63 to 50 votes, while 60 lawmakers abstained from voting. This is the third time the bill has been rejected."

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