Greek Reporter
March 6 2012
Turkish Foreign Minister Says `The Democratic Rights Of Religious
Communities Are Our Top Priority'
By Fani Toli on March 6, 2012
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu said, during his meeting with
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and religious leaders on Saturday,
that the discussions about problems in the region aim at providing the
assurance that religious tolerance exists in Turkey'.
During the press conference Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu commented on the meeting
with the religious leaders, stating: ' Our top priority is the
democratic rights of religious communities in the region'.
DavutoÄ?lu repeated that the Turkish government desired to move towards
the harmonious coexistence of all religious communities in Turkey.
DavutoÄ?lu's statements provoke thought about the international issues
that DavutoÄ?lu wants to discuss with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
and the religious leaders. The main issue that rankles Ankara is the
Syria issue.
The Turkish Minister, after the meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew, will also meet with religious leaders of Armenians and
Arab christians.
http://eu.greekreporter.com/2012/03/06/turkish-foreign-minister-says-the-democratic-rights-of-religious-communities-are-our-top-priority/
March 6 2012
Turkish Foreign Minister Says `The Democratic Rights Of Religious
Communities Are Our Top Priority'
By Fani Toli on March 6, 2012
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu said, during his meeting with
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and religious leaders on Saturday,
that the discussions about problems in the region aim at providing the
assurance that religious tolerance exists in Turkey'.
During the press conference Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu commented on the meeting
with the religious leaders, stating: ' Our top priority is the
democratic rights of religious communities in the region'.
DavutoÄ?lu repeated that the Turkish government desired to move towards
the harmonious coexistence of all religious communities in Turkey.
DavutoÄ?lu's statements provoke thought about the international issues
that DavutoÄ?lu wants to discuss with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
and the religious leaders. The main issue that rankles Ankara is the
Syria issue.
The Turkish Minister, after the meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch
Bartholomew, will also meet with religious leaders of Armenians and
Arab christians.
http://eu.greekreporter.com/2012/03/06/turkish-foreign-minister-says-the-democratic-rights-of-religious-communities-are-our-top-priority/