Berlin - Religions are mainly meant to achieve peace and coexistence among peoples, Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb said on Tuesday 23/5/2017. During a meeting here with the popes of the Protestant and Catholic churches in Berlin and Brandenburg, El Tayyeb said Al Azhar is ready to cooperate with Christian and moderate Jewish scholars to spread peace in the world. Al Azhar cannot stand alone in the face of terrorism, he underlined. The two pontiffs, meanwhile, thanked El Tayyeb for his visit to Germany for participation in a ceremony to be organized by the Religious Reform Movement in Europe. They further praised his efforts to spread the culture of peace and coexistence in the world.