The Sicilian Regional Assembly unanimously recognized the Armenian Genocide on April 20, thus becoming the 105th Council to have recognized it on the level of Italian regional authorities; “Armenpress” was informed by the Department of Press, Information and Public Relations of the MFA.
In the adopted resolution the Regional Assembly of Sicily expresses its support and peace to the struggle of Armenian people for protection of rights and recognition of historic reality.
The resolution urges Sicilian regional and Italian national governments to jointly support the Armenian Genocide recognition process, for peace and democracy.
The draft resolution was presented by MPs Cordaro Salvatore, D’Asero Antonino, Papale Alfio and Grasso Bernadette Felice.
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The agreement on the resolution was reached in November 2015, during the meeting of the Armenian Ambassador to Italy Sargis Ghazaryan and President of the Sicilian Regional Council Giovanni Ardizzone.