Municipality of the Spanish town of Soria formally recognized the Armenian Genocide, Armenian embassy in Spain wrote on Facebook.

«All four parties of the city council unanimously accepted the petition filed by the Armenian Ararat Union.

The petition read by Mayor Carlos Martinez Mingez said Soria officially recognizes the Armenian Genocide and urges Castilla and Leon, Spain and Turkey to follow their lead and to recognize the Armenian Genocide and condemn it,» the statement reads.