Italy consistently works on the international recognition and denouncement of Armenian Genocide, Italian Ambassador to Armenia Bruno Scapini told journalists on April 24 near the Armenian Genocide Victims’ Memorial in Tsitsernakaberd.

He offered condolences to whole Armenian nation on behalf of Italian brothers, recalling Italy was one of the first countries to recognize and denounce Armenian Genocide.

Scapini informed that events dedicated to Armenian Genocide 95th commemoration will be held in Italy as well. “If Armenians commemorate April 24 as a Remembrance and Mourning Day of Genocide victims, Italian people should be next to them ever,” the Ambassador stated.

During World War I the government of Ottoman Empire organized barbaric extermination of about 1.5 Armenians, turning Western Anatolia into a desert. April 24, 1915 Armenian intellectuals of Turkey were arrested in Constantinople. April 24 is a Remembrance Day of Genocide victims and is commemorated in many countries each year. Armenian Genocide is recognized and condemned by a number of countries and international organizations. It is officially recognized by Uruguay, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Lithuania, Greece, Cyprus, Slovakia, Argentina, Canada, the Vatican, Lebanon, Chile, Sweden and others. Forty-two out of 50 states of U.S. officially recognized Genocide and proclaimed April 24 – Genocide Remembrance Day.

L.A.