The plenary council of Bétera City Council has officially recognized the Armenian Genocide, as Armeniangenocide100.org reports.

The city council’s decision states that during the reign of the Young Turks (1915-21), Armenians were killed and displaced in the territory of modern-day Turkey, 1.5 million Armenians were killed, and another 2 million were forced to leave their homes and seek shelter in different parts of the world, forming the Armenian Diaspora.

Bétera City Council officially recognizes the Armenian Genocide and condemns the crimes against humanity that were committed during the Armenian Genocide.