From His Holiness Petros VII, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa to His Eminence Metropolitan Bishoy, General Secretary of the Holy Synod

December 14, 1999

To His Eminence Metropolitan Bishoy of Damiette
General Secretary of the Holy Synod
Coptic Orthodox Church
Ramses Street, Abbassia
Cairo

Your Eminence,

We would like to thank you for your letter dated December 4th, 1999. We agree with the draft proposal agreement between the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa, proposed by your Eminence regarding the Sacrament of Marriage, considering the official dialogue on Christology between the Orthodox Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches, including the two official agreements on Christology signed in Egypt, in June 1989, and on the lifting of anathemas and restoration of full communion signed in Geneva in 1990.

However we would like to point out that the complete title of our Patriarchate is the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa.

We look forward for the day that we will be able to sign the above mentioned agreement and the day that the two churches will join full communion for the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ and the good of His Church.

With brotherly love and every good wish,

Pope Petros VII, By the Grace of God, 
Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa

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