The Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II has written to Shroeder, Merkel and all European parliamentarians: Turkey's entry is the way to reinforcing East-West dialogue and to building peace against terrorism.
The government fears too much publicity focused on Bartholomew I and criticism about the country's human rights record. Nuncio Farhat: "Turkey, a nation which is an enemy of Christians".
Erdogan backs the move of dialogue. Politicians and journalists of his party fear "the vaticanisation of Turkey".
On the 90th anniversary of Armenian genocide that killed up to 1.5 million people, survivors ask the world not to forget. Something seems to be changing in Turkish society and government.
Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims hang the deceased pope's image in their homes
A bomb explodes near the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate as the conference was underway. Qu'ran preaches pluralism, a Muslim intellectual says.
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