Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu paid a short visit to Orthodox churches in Cologne, Germany on Sunday.
Ahmet Davutoglu met Christian Turkish citizens at the Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church and St Petrus and Paulus Church in Cologne.
Turkish FM stated during the meeting: “Nobody should seek any mala fide regarding Monastery of Mor (St.) Gabriel as the problem is only legal”. He also added: “Forested areas were under constitutional protection in Turkey, and what had happened at the Mor Gabriel Monastery was totally within that framework.
Davutoglu concluded stating that he hoped the monastery will always be in use.
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