State Department: We call on Turkey to maintain Hagia Sophia as a UNESCO World Heritage site
File photo: A dolphin swims in the Bosphorus in front of the Hagia Sophia Museum on a sunny day in Istanbul, Turkey, EPA, SEDAT SUNA
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“The Hagia Sophia holds enormous spiritual and cultural significance to billions of believers of different faiths around the world,” Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback posted on Twitter on Friday.
“We call on the government of Turkey to maintain it as a UNESCO World Heritage site and to maintain accessibility to all in its current status as a museum,” he added.
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