Annan mourns Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa

Extending condolences to the Greek Orthodox community, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today mourned the sudden death of His Beatitude Petros VII.

The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa died in a helicopter crash this morning in Greece.

In a statement released by his spokesman, the Secretary-General also conveyed his sympathy to the families all those who lost their lives in the crash.