Verheugen Meet Religious Representatives Of Minorities In Istanbul
Anadolu agency, Turkey
Sept 9 2004
ISTANBUL – Guenter Verheugen, the European Union (EU) Commissioner
for enlargement, met on Thursday religious representatives of the
minorities in Istanbul.
Before the meeting held at the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate,
Verheugen visited the patriarchate and the Hagia Georgi Church.
Patriarchate First Secretary Filadepfias, Chief Rabbi of Jews in
Turkey Ishak Haleva , Vatican’s representative in Turkey George
Marovich , Latin Catholic community’s representative Louis Pelatre,
Syriac Catholic community’s representative Yusuf Sag, and Armenian
Orthodox community’s representative Kirkor Damatyan joined the meeting.
Early in the morning, Verheugen met representatives of employers and
workers in Istanbul.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress