Det er meget positivt, at dette beslutningsforslag om trosfrihed i Konstantinopel kommer fra alle politiske grupper, det er meget positivt, at vort forslag om at opfordre den tyrkiske regering til at respektere Hagia Sofias nuværende karakter er blevet accepteret, og jeg finder det endvidere meget positivt, at et af beslutningsforslagets sidste punkter formulerer nødvendigheden af en samlet intervention med deltagelse af Den Europæiske Union - når der gives grønt lys for bevillingerne til Tyrkiet - og UNESCO samt den tyrkiske regering om registrering, konservering og restaurering af kristne, men også andre kulturelle mindesmærker i Konstantinopel.
The fact that this resolution on religious freedom in Turkey has the support of all the political groups is very encouraging, and it is pleasing that all of the groups have on this occasion accepted our resolution calling on the Turkish Government to respect the character of the church of Saint Sophia. The proposal in one of the final paragraphs of the resolution stating the requirement for an integrated initiative by the European Union - when funding to Turkey is given the green light - and UNESCO and the Turkish Government to draw up an inventory of Christian and other cultural monuments in Constantinople and to put forward proposals for their restoration and maintenance is also very constructive.