RADIO NETHERLANDS WORLDWIDE: Ankara - Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis has called on Turkey to re-open a Greek Orthodox seminary near Istanbul as a pre-condition for Turkish EU membership.
Mr Karamanlis is in Turkey for a three-day visit, the first such visit by a Greek leader in 50 years. Turkey closed the seminary during the 1971 conflict over Cyprus.
The Greek Orthodox Church says it cannot survive in Turkey without a seminary. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he is working on a solution. He also called on Greece to respect the rights of its Muslim minority. [Source: Greece wants Turkey to re-open Istanbul seminary]
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