The three Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic churches in Egypt concluded a meeting with members of the national justice committee on Monday, (June 20, 2011) at the St. Mark Cathedral, calling for an official copy of the unified draft law on construction of houses of worship.

Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, the head of the Coptic Evangelical denomination in Egypt, said that the churches will submit a request to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to get an official copy of the law.

"The amendments proposed to some items within the draft, pertaining to the spaces between one house of worship and another, were postponed until after the draft is referred to the Azhar, an organization that is party in the law," Bayādī added.