Turkish FM visits Ecumenical Patriarch

“What the world, and especially this region, need more than everything is
harmony, the will for cohabitation and the mutual trust among religious and
national groups,” said Davutoglu, adding that “there are certain worrying
developments in the Middle East.”

Davutoglu’s statement raises questions as to what may be the issues of
international interest that Ankara wishes to discuss with the Patriarch as well
as with other non-Muslim leaders.

For the time being the only issue that is burning in the Middle East, that
also involves non-Muslim communities, is that of Syria, observers
note.

Ekathemerini