Bulgarian rock group Neverhall produce their single about Genocide

[imported_Bulgarahay]

In the eve of the 92nd anniversary of the Genocide against the Armenians, the Bulgarian rock group ‘Neverhall’ promotes the max single ‘Desert pain’, which is part of the album ‘1915 Genocide’

The musical works are in memory of the victims from these bloody events and represent an act of compassion which we ardently salute.
The songs have been placed at your disposal for free listening in the website of the group http://www.neverhall.com

Armenian community - Varna, Bulgaria

[1.5 million]

Interesting. Bulgarahay are you a member of the group (or otherwise affiliated). Could you comment on the Armenian community in Bulgaria (and its Genocide awareness)...I recently had someone give Bulgarian Armenians as an example of Armenians who do not support standard Diaspora position regading genocide recognition and relations vis a vis Turkey. As you are so close to Turkey I am curious as to the impact of this proximity - if any - and for insight into this issue. Good work on the music BTW (I have not checked it out yet but I will). I applaud all reasonable efforts toward Genocide recognition and believe we must be more astute and active using available media - such as this.

[imported_Bulgarahay]

I recently had someone give Bulgarian Armenians as an example of Armenians who do not support standard Diaspora position regading genocide recognition and relations vis a vis Turkey. As you are so close to Turkey I am curious as to the impact of this proximity - if any - and for insight into this issue. Good work on the music BTW (I have not checked it out yet but I will). I applaud all reasonable efforts toward Genocide recognition and believe we must be more astute and active using available media - such as this.

Hello, 1.5 million. Yes we are close to Turkey as a geography and yes twice - one of the leading roles in Bulgarian Goverment belongs to the pure ethnic turkish party. But what to tell about turkish armenians? Could they support standart Diaspora position of Genocide Recognition? Or they are less armenians than lebanese armenians or american armenians??
We have to know that Most important think is to think global BUT to act local.
People in Bulgaria are informed about Genocide and support us, but politics are other theme...We have to work hard for Genocide recognition with all members of Bulgarian parliament...the one that is composed in most part of it from ethnic turks...or turks servants.

[Joseph]

MEMBERS OF BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT FELL INTO DISAGREEMENT IN THE BEGINNING OF PARLIAMENTARY MEETING

Focus News, Bulgaria
April 25 2007

Sofia. The Bulgarian Parliament honored the memory of the victims
of the Armenian genocide with a minute of silence in the beginning
of today's plenary meeting, after a proposal made by the Parliament
Chairman Georgi Pirinski, a reporter of FOCUS News Agency informed.

The World marked the genocide over Armenians yesterday. During the
forced deportation of Armenians from the Ottoman Empire in the period
1915 - 1918 more than 1,5 Million people died - most of them elderly
people, women and children.

Several MPs presented declarations for the genocide and proposed them
for adoption.

The leader of the nationalist movement Attack Volen Siderov noted
that there were no members of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms
/of the ethnic Turks/ present at the hall to honor the memory of
the victims. The member of MRF Lyutfi Mestan declined and mentioned
the forceful changing of ethnic Turks' names during the Bulgarian
communist regime in the past.

[Turkish Pride]

But I thought Turks only composed 9% of the population surely their political influence isn't that strong?

[Joseph]

But I thought Turks only composed 9% of the population surely their political influence isn't that strong?

The Turkish party is one of the members of the ruling coalition I believe. Despite NATO membership, Bulgaria is experiencing a nationalist ressurgence so I imagine the Turkish party (along with some of the more liberal and other minority parties) will be out soon.

[Joseph]

BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER'S INITIATIVE TO RESPECT MEMORY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS WITH ONE-MINUTE SILENCE MAKE DEPUTIES OF TURKISH ORIGIN INDIGNANT

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 26 2007

SOFIA, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. At the proposal of
Bulgarian Parliament Speaker Georgi Pinski, deputies stood up in honour
of memory of the Armenian Genocide victims with one-minute silence. But
deputies of the Rights and Freedoms Movement party in the rows of which
Turks make majority, did not welcome that step and stating that "The
history does not belong to parliamentarians, let historians speak,"
left the parliament conference-hall, as a sign of protest.

According to Milliyet, deputies of the ATAKA party arresting one's
attention during that period of time with its racist views spoke
from the parliament tribune about the genocide. And party Chairman
Volen Siderov demanded that the Parliament officially recognizes the
Armenian Genocide without losing time.

In some time, the deputies, left the parliament conference-hall,
returned after what discussions started among them and opposing
deputies. The opposing ones this time left the parliament
conference-hall, in this way expressing their protest against the
just returned deputies.

Lutfu Mestan, a deputy from the Rights and Freedoms Movement party,
reminding that a dialogue was promoted between Turkey and Armenia to
study insistences of the genocide, mentioned that such an initiative
of the Bulgarian parliament will greatly harm that dialogue.

[Joseph]

http://international.ibox.bg/news/id_653001855

Turkey Should Confess Armenian and Bulgarian Genocides
Updated on: 27.04.2007, 12:16
Published on: 27.04.2007, 11:22
Author: Olga Yoncheva

For official recognition of the Armenian genocide committed by the Turkish state and army in the period 1915-1918, insist 45 Bulgarian intellectuals and public figures in a declaration distributed by BTA.

In the declaration the intellectuals insist also on the recognition of the genocide of Bulgarians in 1903-1913.

According to the authors of the document, Turkey should take the responsibility and should apologize for the 5-century yoke over Bulgarians, for the committed crimes and mass murders of the Bulgarians, who lived in its territories due to the Berlin contract. It should also compensate the refugees' heirs for their suffering and the stolen property.

The declaration continues that the contemporary Turkish state, which emphasizes itself as heir of the Ottoman Empire and seeks its 700-century “cultural and historical heritage” in a number of states including Bulgaria, should consider itself morally obliged to admit the committed genocides against Bulgarians, Armenians, Assyrians and other nations.

“We call for the Bulgarian parliament to follow the example and the active measures of the international community and of influential constitutional bodies around the world, which recognized the international crime “Armenian genocide”.

Among these countries are: Switzerland, Poland, Slovakia, Lebanon, Canada, Argentina, Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Uruguay, Sweden, Russia, Venezuela, Cyprus, Ukraine, the Vatican, Lithuania and more than 30 US states, concludes the document.

The declaration will be submitted to the Armenian embassy in Bulgaria and to the Human Rights Committee of the European parliament.

Signatories of the document are: prof. Georgi Markov, prof. Georgi Bakalov, Lyubka Rondova, Ivan Granitski, Anton Donchev, Leda Mileva, Lilyana Stefanova, Acad. Vassil Gyuzelev, Michail Konstantinov, prof. Grisha Ostrovski, prof. Krikor Azaryan, prof. Sarkis Sarkisyan, prof. Norair Nurikyan, Angel Vagenstein, Haigashot Agassyan.

[imported_Bulgarahay]

By Speaker Georgi Pirinski’s offer the April 25 session of the National Assembly (parliament) of Bulgaria opened with a minute of silence in the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims in the Ottoman Empire.

MP Boyko Vatev from “Bulgarian National Front” introduced a declaration, which recognizes and condemns the Armenian Genocide. He demanded to adopt the document by the parliament. Other MPs too condemned the Armenian and Bulgarian Genocides. Currently initiators are collecting signatures for including the issue of adopting declaration of the Armenian and Bulgarian genocide in the agenda.

From April 22 till 22 a number of events dedicated to the 92nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide were held in various Bulgarian cities – Sofia, Plovdiv and Varne. They were organized by the Armenian community of Bulgaria.

[Joseph]

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Synod first described 1915 events as Genocide


07.12.2007 13:30 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church sent condolences to Catholicos of All Armenians, his Holiness Garegin II over the Armenian Genocide at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915.

It’s remarkable that term Genocide is used in the message.

“The Ottoman Empire subjected Bulgarian people and Church to severe persecution. This proves that two Christian nations had a similar destiny. Over 70 thousand of Armenians, heirs of the Genocide victims, live in Bulgaria nowadays. May the memory of Turkish yataghan’s victims live forever,” the message says, the RA MFA press office reported.