Reps. Bilirakis, Maloney Call for Protection of Religious Sites and Artifacts in Cyprus

U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), co-chairs of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus, introduced a resolution Thursday that calls for the protection of religious sites and artifacts from and in Turkish-occupied areas of northern Cyprus as well as for general respect for religious freedom. «Passage of this resolution will show that Congress makes international religious freedom a priority,» said Bilirakis, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the International Religious Freedom Caucus.

Read more…