ISTANBUL — Turkish President Abdullah Gul received on Friday representatives of the ethnic minorities residing in the country.
According to Hurriyet, the meeting was attended by members of the Armenian, Greek, Assyrian and Bulgarian communities. The meeting was significant, as it represented the first time the leaders of minority communities together have been hosted by the president of Turkey.
The Armenian community was represented by the chief of the Holy Savior Hospital, Petros Shahinoglu and the director of the Armenian Catholic Church St. Hakob, Bernard Saribay. Syriac Orthodox Foundation’s representative Sait Susin, Greek Foundation representative Andon Parisyanos, Jewish community representative Sami Herman and Bulgarian community representative Vasil Liyaze attended the meeting.
The head of the delegation, representative of the Minority Foundations, Laki Vingas, told reporters after the reception that they had thanked the president for signing the bill on foundations into law. He said the document was very important as it helped them return their rights.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Sign Up for Our Newsletters

Get notified of the latest updates from MassisPost.

You May Also Like

Society for Armenian Studies Holds Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held a series…

USAID Defends Support For Armenian Anti-Graft Drive

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) defended on…

USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s Commencement Address at American University of Armenia

Good afternoon, and congratulations to American University of Armenia’s class of 2021.…

EU Monitors Start Patrolling Armenia-Azerbaijan Border

YEREVAN — Civilian monitors deployed to Armenia by the European Union began…