Acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Pachomius discussed with some Coptic human rights activists and law experts the position of the church in the constitution-drafting panel and listened to their views on Egypt's new constitution.

Bishop Pachomius underlined the importance of cooperation between the clergymen and laymen in solving all problems through continued dialogue. [Author Not Mentioned, Akhbār al-Yawm, April 21, p. 4] Read text in Arabic