Pompeo meets Orthodox spiritual leader in Istanbul
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, speaks with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, before departing the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tours the Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tours the Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, walks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, following their meeting in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo is visiting Turkey as part of a seven-nation trip to Europe and the Middle East. (Umit Bektas/Pool via AP)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo enters the Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tours the Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, center right, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center left, as Pompeo 's wife Suzan, left, looks on in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo is visiting Turkey as part of a seven-nation trip to Europe and the Middle East. (Umit Bektas/Pool via AP)Turkish Youth Union members, holding anti-US placards, protest against U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during his visit to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020.The placard reads in Turkish: 'Monster with a single tooth'. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tours the Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tours the Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, centre, tours the Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, as he departs the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tours the Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tours the Rustem Pasha Mosque in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, speaks with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, before departing the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
