The Diocese of Austria and the German sector in Switzerland held, Thursday evening, a dinner banquet in honor of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II at the Monastery of St. Anthony in the Austrian capital, Vienna.

The banquet was attended by Ambassador Mohamed El-Mulla, Egypt’s ambassador to Austria and its representative before international organizations, and His wife, and Dr. Ghada Wali, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Ambassador Muhammad Al-Buhairi, the Egyptian Consul General in Austria, and his wife. Also, H.G. Bishop Gabriel, Bishop of Austria, H.G. Bishop Abakir, Bishop of Scandinavia, H.G. Bishop Anianus, Bishop of Bani Mazar and Al-Bahnasa, the Fr Kyrillos St. Bishoy, Director of the Office of His Holiness the Pope, and a number of archons of the Coptic Church in Austria.
The evening included words of love and friendship on behalf of the Egyptian community in Austria, then some memorial photos were taken.

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