Though Bagis said the seminary "is not an issue between Turkey and Greece", he noted that "some improvements in the conditions of the Turkish minority in Western Thrace would bring about a better environment [to consider reopening the seminary]."
Mada je Bagis rekao da bogoslovija "nije sporno pitanje između Turske i Grčke", on je istakao da bi "neka poboljšanja uslova za tursku manjinu u zapadnoj Trakiji donela bolju klimu [za razmatranje ponovnog otvaranja bogoslovije]".