SOFIA, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The Parliament of Bulgaria refused on May 10 the resolution of one of extremist parties which called on to recognize the Armenian Genocide. As Radio Liberty informs quoting the "Francepress" agency, 81 deputies of the 170 ones participated in the sitting of the 240-seats parliament of Bulgaria voted "against", 56 deputies voted "for", and 33 deputies remained neutral. The Nationalist ATAKA party called on the Parliament to state April 24 "the day of memory of the Armenian Genocide victims in Ottaman Turkey." But the resolution was refused by the coalition created by socialists making the majority in the Parliament, representatives of which insisted that in the case of adopting the resolution, relations with Turkey will be strained as well as straining will be created in the coalitional government formed by three parties of Bulgaria (one of which Turk minority's party is)

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