Church Episcopal Church honors Mubarak

Egyptian Bishop Mounier Hanna, Head of the Episcopal Church in North Africa and the Horn of Africa, said on Friday that President Hosni Mubarak took credit for a decision to hold the Church's third international meeting in Egypt.

Leaders of Episcopal churches worldwide have chosen Egypt due to its leading role in achieving peace and stability in the region, Hanna told MENA in statements on Friday. The third conference is to be held in Cairo on Tuesday, October 25 and will last for a week, during which means of activating an

Islamic-Christian dialogue, as well as fighting poverty will be tackled.