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On the recordMarch 24, 2012
I was pleased to hear of his decision to reopen the Halki Seminary.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey in Seoul

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