Journal of Turkish Weekly
Jan 10 2012
Senators Urge U.S. Secretary of State to Adopt Anti-Turkish Resolution
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Several U.S. senators urged U.S. Secretary of State to adopt
anti-Turkish resolution, said in Senator Scott Brown’s page on the
website of the U.S. Senate.
Senators Brown, Feinstein and Kirk urged Secretary of State to
strengthen the fight against religious discrimination in Turkey on
March 8.
The draft resolution provides the return of churches and temples to
“rightful owners” and the cessation of all forms of discrimination on
religious grounds.
“This resolution sends an unambiguous signal to the Government of
Turkey that it must respect the rights of Christian minorities, and
reaffirms America’s commitment to religious freedom around the world,”
a spokesman for Senator Kirk said.
The draft resolution also calls Turkey to return all confiscated
church property, as well as churches, monasteries and holy places and
personal property, i.e. works of art, manuscripts, church plates, etc.
Senators also urge to call Turkey not to restrict the freedom of the
Armenian and Greek churches in religious matters.
Saturday, 10 March 2012
Source: Trend AZ
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