The Latin American Parliament(Parlatino) approved on Friday resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, Prensa Armenia reported.

The Panama-based body that was created in 1964 with the Declaration of Lima, and is composed by the National Congresses and Legislative Assemblies of all Iberoamerica.

“ Among many other topics covered by Executive Board of the Latin American Parliament and the Caribbean Declaration, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was supported almost unanimously (with one abstention),”  wrote National Deputy of Montevideo Alfredo Asti a few minutes later. “ Uruguay was a pioneer in the world in this recognition 50 years ago and today we strongly supported this position.”