Ankara Responds to Bulgarian Cities that have Recognized Armenian Genocide

Ankara has instructed the country’s local self-governing bodies to diminish relations with all those cities in Bulgaria who have recognized the Armenian Genocide.

According to Turkish news agency Firat, under directions by Turkey’s Department of Foreign Affairs, the country’s Ministry of the Interior sent special instructions to all provincial governors, asking them to review their relations with those Bulgarian cities that have recognized the Armenian Genocide, right down to nullifying memos that name sister cities.