"Turkish president vetoes EU-sought religion law
Wed Nov 29, 2006 8:20 PM IST
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer vetoed an EU-inspired law to improve the property rights of non-Muslims, the president's office said on Wednesday.
Sezer, a staunch secularist, sent the law back to parliament for nine articles to be reviewed, the president's office said.
The ruling came on the day the European Commission recommended suspending some parts of Turkey's accession talks because of its failure to open its ports to EU member Cyprus."
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