Dr. Essam El-Erian, media spokesman for the MB, denied the news published by some websites that the church has rejected dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood.

El-Erian told Ikhwanweb that they have not received any response from the church in this regard, therefore, the call for dialogue still exists.

Some websites have sites reporting that the Orthodox Church, closed dialogue with the MB, without giving any reasons,after news  spread on a meeting to be held soon between Dr. Mohammed Badie, Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood and Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of Saint Mark Episcopate, following a telephon conversation between them, two weeks ago.

A church source said that the meetings which took place between the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Copts in the provinces are heard about from the newspapers.