Sec. 2804. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO RECOGNITION OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY

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## SEC. 2804 SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO RECOGNITION OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE BY THE GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY It is the sense of Congress that the United States should use its influence with the Government of Turkey to suggest that the Government of Turkey— ####

(1)recognize the Ecumenical Patriarchate and its nonpolitical, religious mission; ####

(2)ensure the continued maintenance of the institution's physical security needs, as provided for under Turkish and international law, including the Treaty of Lausanne, the 1968 Protocol, the Helsinki Final Act (1975), and the Charter of Paris; ####

(3)provide for the proper protection and safety of the Ecumenical Patriarch and Patriarchate personnel; and ####

(4)reopen the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Halki Patriarchal School of Theology.