Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Sunday with Pope Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Cabinet spokesman Hossam el Qawish said.

During the meeting, Pope Theodore II thanked Mahlab for his attention to the innovation of Mar Girgis Church.

He also invited the premier to visit the church after it was renovated and inaugurated.

Pope Theodore II added that he is currently finalizing required procedures to build a hospital near Mar Girgis Church.

Meanwhile, he expressed his condolences over the killing of three judges in Sinai on Saturday.