(ANSA) - Cairo, April 28 - Pope Francis arrived in Cairo on
Friday to kick off a two-day visit to Egypt.
Francis was greeted by Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail
as he got off the plane at Cairo airport.
He was also welcomed by Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, the Coptic
Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria.
The pope then travelled to the presidential palace to meet
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
The pope is also set to visit the Grand Imam of al-Azhar in
Cairo on Friday.
Immediately after the pope and the grand imam will give
speeches to participants in an international peace conference.
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar, currently Ahmed el-Tayeb, is one
of Sunni Islam's most senior figures.
Pope Francis starts Egypt visit (2)
Pontiff greeted by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail at airport