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H.Res. 220

ResolutionFederalHouseIn Committee
Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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Committee
Latest Action · March 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Congress
111th (2009–2011)
Introduced
March 6, 2009
Cosponsors (2)
1D 1R
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Calls on Turkey to: (1) pledge to uphold and safeguard religious and human rights; (2) eliminate all forms of discrimination, particularly those based on race or religion; (3) grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate appropriate international recognition and ecclesiastic succession; (4) grant the Ecumenical Patriarchate the right to train clergy of all nationalities, not just Turkish nationals; and (5) respect the property rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

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