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â€œArmenian billâ€ rejected in Bulgaria again

21 January 2008 16:05 (UTC +04:00)

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.
â€œHatred can not be used as political argument in the parliament. It will contribute neither to mankind, nor to peace,â€ he said. /APA/