The Spanish city of Merida officially recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide on June 9.
All four political forces represented in the City Council unanimously approved mediation submitted by the Armenian Ararat Union.
The institutional statement labels the 1915-1923 as a crime against humanity and the first genocide of the 20th century.
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