The Sicilian Regional Assembly on Wednesday, April 20 unanimously recognized the Armenian Genocide, becoming the 105th council at the self-government level to have done so in Italy.

In a resolution, the parliament expresses solidarity and support to the Armenian people’s struggle for the recognition of this historical truth.

Also, the resolution calls on the local and Italy’s national governments to jointly promote the events aimed at raising awareness of the massacres for the sake of peace, democracy and the peoples’ right to self-determination.