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Egypt’s Pope Tawadros II Visits U.S. For First Official Visit
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Egypt’s Coptic Pope Tawadros II is
set to arrive in the United States on Wednesday as part of a three
week visit, reported state-owned Al-Ahram.
The visit, which marks the Pope’s
first official visit to the U.S., is set to last for three weeks
and will include a visit to one of the oldest dioceses in Los
Angeles.
During the visit, Pope Tawadros II
will meet with the Coptic community, local leaders and U.S.
government and religious leaders.
In statements to Al-Ahram, the Pope
said the visit is intended to ensure Coptic communities across the
globe maintain a strong connection with Egypt.
According to government sources, the
Pope is expected to visit a number of countries in the coming
year.
Earlier this month, the Pope visited
Ethiopia on an official visit where he met with religious and
government officials. The visit was aimed to strengthen the
connection between the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt and the
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The Pope also met with top
officials to discuss issues concerning the Renaissance Dam, which
has in recent years caused tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia.
“Any country has the right for
development of various projects and has the right of developing
internal plans to its people. This is a right. But as the same
time, these projects of development must not affect the neighbors,
other countries and other peoples,” said Pope Tawadros II to the
Ethiopian Herald.
“I think both Ethiopia and Egypt
need more of the projects of development in different fields
because the two countries are big countries. They are big
countries with over 90 million people each.”
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