Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II met with leaders of Egyptian churches and Coptic figures on Jun. 11 to determine the Church's position on June 30 anti-government demonstrations and discuss their possible aftermath. The Church agreed to allow Copts to participate in a various activities during the demonstrations without the use of religious iconography. Pope Tawadros refused to make positive or negative remarks about the demonstrations stating that participating in such demonstrations is a personal choice not a Church matter, and that the Church is always willing to engage in dialogue with the government. However, the meeting did not deal with the ongoing Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis in which the presidency has requested Pope Tawadros to intervene (Mustafá Sha'bān, al-Misrīyūn, Jun. 13, p. 5). Read original text in Arabic.