Turkey: Christian and Jewish leaders visit Parliament

Jewish, Suryani Christian, Orthodox Christian and Armenian Christian community representative visited Elkatmis today in order to forward the problems facing their communities.

Elkatmis, speaking to journalists, said that last month the commission had visited each community, and the community representatives were returning their visits.

He said the commission was preparing a report on the problems these communities were facing, adding that the report would be published when completed.

All problems would be resolved by cooperation, said Elkatmis, adding that all were united in the Turkish citizenship.

Whatever a persons religious belief, everybody should respect it, said Elkatmis, adding that some problems faced by these communities were solved by the seventh EU harmonization package, but admitted that some practical problems continued.

He said all these problems would be resolved once the laws start being implemented.