Religious Freedom in Turkey; Focus of Helsinki Commission Briefing
U.S. Newswire
April 8, 2005
To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Sean Woo of the Helsinki Commission, 202-225-1901; Web:
http://www.csce.gov
News Advisory:
The United States Helsinki Commission will hold a briefing to review
religious freedom conditions in the Republic of Turkey.
Religious Freedom in Turkey
10 AM to 12 Noon
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
2200 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C.
Briefing Panelists:
-- Merve Kavakci, former member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly
-- Rev. Fr. Vertanes Kalayjian, Armenian Orthodox Church
-- Van Krikorian, Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission
-- Barry Jacobs, American Jewish Committee
-- Representative of Protestant / Evangelical groups
The Turkish Embassy has been invited to participate.
An un-official transcript will be available on the Helsinki Commission's
web site at http://www.csce.gov within 24 hours of the briefing.
The United States Helsinki Commission, an independent federal agency, by
law monitors and encourages progress in implementing provisions of the
Helsinki Accords. The Commission, created in 1976, is composed of nine
Senators, nine Representatives and one official each from the
Departments of State, Defense and Commerce.
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U.S. Newswire
April 8, 2005
To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor
Contact: Sean Woo of the Helsinki Commission, 202-225-1901; Web:
http://www.csce.gov
News Advisory:
The United States Helsinki Commission will hold a briefing to review
religious freedom conditions in the Republic of Turkey.
Religious Freedom in Turkey
10 AM to 12 Noon
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
2200 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington D.C.
Briefing Panelists:
-- Merve Kavakci, former member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly
-- Rev. Fr. Vertanes Kalayjian, Armenian Orthodox Church
-- Van Krikorian, Turkish-Armenian Reconciliation Commission
-- Barry Jacobs, American Jewish Committee
-- Representative of Protestant / Evangelical groups
The Turkish Embassy has been invited to participate.
An un-official transcript will be available on the Helsinki Commission's
web site at http://www.csce.gov within 24 hours of the briefing.
The United States Helsinki Commission, an independent federal agency, by
law monitors and encourages progress in implementing provisions of the
Helsinki Accords. The Commission, created in 1976, is composed of nine
Senators, nine Representatives and one official each from the
Departments of State, Defense and Commerce.
http://www.usnewswire.com/
U.S. Newswire: 202-347-2770
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usnw/20050408/pl_usnw/religious_freedom_in_turkey__focus_of_helsinki_com mission_briefing123_xml