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SRES 356 111th Congress Senate International Affairs Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Educational facilities and institutions Europe Middle East Religion Turkey

A resolution calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.

Introduced: November 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Nov 19, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11606)
Nov 19, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11606-11607)
Nov 19, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Welcomes the historic meeting between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I.

Urges the government of Turkey to: (1) facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki; and (2) address other longstanding concerns relating to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

What's happening now November 19, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11606)

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 3, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 1, 2009
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 19, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 356: A resolution calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-356/
MLA
"S. Res. 356: A resolution calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-356/.
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S. Res. 356, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-356/.
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[S. Res. 356: A resolution calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-356/)
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