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  • ISTANBUL: US adopts bill on Christian properties in Turkey

    Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
    June 27 2014


    US adopts bill on Christian properties in Turkey

    WASHINGTON - Anadolu Agency

    The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs has adopted a bill on
    monitoring the return of property confiscated from Christians in
    Turkey and Northern Cyprus.

    The Committee will put a bill before the House to provide annual
    assessments on the status of, and U.S. efforts to return, property
    such as churches to the former Christian owners.

    Republican Committee Chairman Ed Royce and ranking Democrat Eliot
    Engel introduced the bill in March. It received bipartisan support in
    the committee, but was met with opposition from Democrats Gerry
    Connolly and Gregory Meeks.

    "It simply does not reflect the relationship the U.S. has cultivated
    with Turkey, a close and trusted NATO ally," said Connolly. "Passing
    this legislation will lead to a rupture in our relationship with
    Turkey at a time when the preservation of our strategic alliance
    should be a top priority."

    If the bill is adopted, the U.S. Secretary of State will have to
    report no later than 180 days later on the State Department's
    engagement with Turkish authorities to return Christian properties,
    and would have to do so until 2021.

    In addition, all information would have to be summarized in the U.S
    annual country reports on human rights. The bill is unlikely to go for
    a full vote until after the summer recess.

    http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/us-adopts-bill-on-christian-properties-in-turkey.aspx?PageID=238&NID=68354&NewsCatID=359

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