NATO's new secretary general reiterated respect for Islam today, on the first day of his visit to the alliance's only predominantly Muslim member, according to AP. Anders Fogh Rasmussen is in Turkey for two days to discuss NATO operations in Afghanistan and improve relations with the Muslim world. «Please see my presence here tonight as a clear manifestation of my respect for Islam as one of the world's greatest religions,» Fogh Rasmussen said at an iftar _ the evening meal that breaks the fast during the holy month of Ramadan _ with Turkey's leaders. «I have the deepest respect for people's religious feelings,» he said. The NATO leader arrived in Ankara from Athens.
