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Thank you very much, Doctor, and so I'll begin with a few questions.

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First, I wanted to know, is this your first time in Istanbul?

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Yes, this is my first time in Istanbul.

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What a beautiful city.

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Wonderful, and how do you like it so far?

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Oh, I love it here.

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It's just, the city is so full of life and so full of interesting things and history,

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but also, in addition to being a beautiful city, it's populated with really such beautiful people.

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The Turkish people have been so kind to us and so friendly and outgoing.

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What a wonderful, wonderful city.

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It's an honor to be here.

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Thank you very much, and how about your opinion on this specific organization that's holding the conference?

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Well, I'm thrilled to be part of this conference.

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To me, it's refreshing in this time when there's so much hostility and conflict to actually be at a conference where the goal is to promote friendship and conversation among Christians and Muslims,

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and to try to find points of common agreement.

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And in my view, there's no point of greater agreement than the idea that there is a creator and that science should point the way to that creator.

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And so I think it's a great idea to promote these kind of conversations and these opportunities to work together as Christians and as Muslims.

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Thank you for that perspective.

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Thank you for that perspective.