Saturday, March 11, 2006

EUobserver.com-Turkey suggests EU should strengthen anti-defamation laws

"Turkey suggests EU should strengthen anti-defamation laws
11.03.2006 - 18:08 CET | By Mark Beunderman

EUOBSERVER / SALZBURG - Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Gul has called upon EU states to extend their anti-defamation laws to ensure respect for Islam, an idea rejected by the Netherlands which also opposes a European Commission initiative for a joint UN resolution with islamic states.

The Turkish minister was attending a two-day informal EU foreign ministers' meeting in Salzburg on Friday and Saturday (10-11 March) where he opened a discussion on the dialogue between Europe and the muslim world on Saturday."

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