To the Speaker of
the National Assembly
Republic of the Bulgaria
Mr. Yordan Sokolov
D E C L A R A T I O N
OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION ON
“THE RATIFICATION OF THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION
FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES”
We, the undersigned, belonging to the ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities in the
Republic of Bulgaria, and civic organisations favorable to their problems, call on the
Bulgarian National Assembly to ratify speedily the Framework Convention for the Protection
of National Minorities without any accompanying texts.
Sofia, 28 January 1999
Roma Organizations (10)
- Confederation of Roma Organisations in Bulgaria -
Cultural and Educational Organisation of the Gypsies
- Euroroma National Association
- Foundation for Regional Development “Roma”
- “Kupate” Roma Social Council
- “Romani Bakht” Foundation
- “Romski Pat” Foundation
- Support for the Roma Foundation
- United Roma Organisation
- United Roma Organisation - Haskovo Chapter
Other Ethnic Minority Organizations (8)
- Union of the Armenian Cultural and Educational
Organisations “Erevan”
- Society of the Arumanians in Bulgaria
- Federation of the Cultural and Educational
Associations of the Karakachani People
- United Macedonian Organisation “Ilinden -
PIRIN”
- Traditional Macedonian Organisation VMRO
(Independent)
- Bulgaria and Russia for Democracy Association
- Union of the Russian Whiteguards and Their
Descendants in Bulgaria
- Association of the Wallachians in Bulgaria
Religious Minority Organizations (12)
- Chief Mufti’s Office
- Catholic Church in Bulgaria
- United Evangelical Churches
- Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Adventists
- Church of Seventh Day Adventists
- Bulgarian Church of God
- Unification Church
- United Churches of God in Bulgaria
- God’s Church of the Prophesy
- Central Israelite Spiritual Council
- Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom”
- Krishna Consciousness Society
Civic NGOs (10)
- Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
- Bulgarian Human Rights Center
- Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Religious
Freedoms
- Bulgarian-Macedonian Friendship Society
- Foundation “Development of the Pirin-Rhodopa
Region”
- Human Rights Project
- Institute for Integration Studies
- Interethnic Initiative for Human Rights Foundation
- Journalists for Tolerance Foundation
- Tolerance Foundation