Rene van der Linden, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, welcomes the moves Turkey undertakes for joining the EU. During a news conference in Strasbourg today he said the EU doesn't consists of Christians only and Turkey's being a Muslim state is not a cause for EU's rejection. The PACE President also voiced content with his visit to Cyprus and a clearer vision of the problem existing between the North and Greek Cyprus. He said he requested TRNC President Mehmet Ali Talat for a visit to the Council of Europe, Trend reports.