US Refuses and Urges Hagia Sophia Not to be Made a Mosque, Turkey’s Foreign Minister: Hagia Sophia Our Internal Affairs

Every problem about Hagia Sophia is our internal matter as part of Turkey’s sovereign rights, “said Turkish Foreign Minister, Hami Aksoy.

SERAMBINEWS.COM – The debate over the status of Turkish landmarks, Hagia Sophia still rolling.

Recently, the United States (US) opposed the plans of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan to change function Hagia Sophia the status of a musem became a mosque.

In fact, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (1/6/2020) issued a statement urging the Turkish Government to maintain its status Hagia Sophia as a museum.

In addition, it also ensures that the building is accessible to everyone.

Quoted from Kompas.com, Pompeo issued his opinion ahead of the decision of the Turkish court to determine whether the UNESCO world heritage museum will really be converted.

“We urge the Turkish Government to continue to defend Hagia Sophia “as a museum, as an example of its commitment to respecting religious traditions and diverse histories that contribute to the Republic of Turkey, and to ensure that it remains accessible to everyone,” Pompeo said.

According to Pompeo, the US sees that changing the status of the Hagia Sophia to a mosque can reduce the value of world heritage from this extraordinary and incomparable building.

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Pompeo considered that such a magnificent building Hagia Sophia very rarely found in this modern world.

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