Spain's Alzira recognies Armenian Genocide

PanARMENIAN.Net - The city of Alzira in Spain’s autonomous community Valencia joined 11 other Spanish cities to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide, Hayern Aysor reports citing Valencia’s Ararat Armenian Association.

During a November 25 session of Alzira City Council, all five political parties (Compromis, the Socialist, People’s, Lefts Union and Ciudadanos) unanimously voted in favor of the resolution submitted by Ararat Association, characterizing the first slaughter of Armenians in the 20th century as genocide and condemning Turkey’s policy of denial.

During a meeting prior to the session, Alzira Mayor Diego Gomez had promised the members of the Armenian association to send the resolution to other governments and especially the Parliaments of Valencia and Spain. President of Ararat Association Ararat Ghukasyan and Assn. members Sergey Ghaghramanyan and Arsen Abasyan – the latter being the initiator of the event – attended the meeting.

Before the resolution was put to the vote, Ghukasyan briefly the attendees on the causes and consequences of the Armenian Genocide, the historic significance of the day, as well as the need and importance for all state structures to recognize the crime. Presenting Gomez with a Forget-Me-Not badge symbolizing the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, Ghukasyan urged him to never forget and continue the struggle for Genocide recognition.