HRES 373
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Turkey
Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Introduced: May 3, 2007
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May 3, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 3, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Calls on Turkey to: (1) eliminate all forms of discrimination, particularly those based on race or religion, and grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic succession; (2) safeguard religious and human rights; (3) continue the advancement of processes and programs to modernize and democratize its own society; (4) respect international law, European Union laws, and the basic tenets of human rights; and (5) prove that it is ready to meet the criteria set forth by the Copenhagen European Council prior to its accession into the European Union.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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