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  • Ertugrul Gunay: Referendum In Switzerland Anachronistic

    ERTUGRUL GUNAY: REFERENDUM IN SWITZERLAND ANACHRONISTIC

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    01.12.2009 13:36 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey yesterday expressed dismay at the ban on
    the building of minarets in Switzerland.

    "This is an outdated approach in the middle of Europe," Ertugrul
    Gunay, Turkey's Culture and Tourism Minister, told reporters. "Such
    an anachronistic referendum should not have been allowed to take
    place in these times."

    In the referendum in Switzerland on Sunday, a 57.5 percent majority
    voted in favor of the ban on construction new minarets in the country.

    "Switzerland is a country that lies within Europe but has not
    internalized Europe with its democratic values, the Minister added. He
    said he is against holding "a referendum on matters of religious
    freedom".

    "Every religious structure has its symbols," Mr Gunay said. "A minaret
    or a church tower is an inseparable part of such a structure."

    He said he expects reaction from Muslim nations, which could apply
    economic sanctions against Switzerland
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