Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi sent on Sunday a greeting cable to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Copts on Easter.

In the cable, the minister hailed the pope’s national stances that reflect unity between Muslims and Copts in Egypt.

Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazi also sent a similar cable to the pope on the same occasion.

Meanwhile, Sobhi and Hegazi greeted all Coptic commanders, officers and soldiers on the occasion of the Easter.

Source: MENA