The Archbishop of York has said everyone has a responsibility to foster better community relations as he visited a mosque.

Dr John Sentamu visited the York Mosque and Islamic Centre to meet with Imam Abid Salik and members of the community.

As he was greeted by the Imam, Dr Sentamu said: "In the Old Testament, the Prophet Micah challenges his listeners to 'live justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God' and so I am very much looking forward to visiting York Mosque today and to find out more of the social action projects that York Mosque is doing.

"We each have a responsibility to foster better community relations and improve our sense of what it means to be a good neighbour."

Imam Salik said: "We recently held an open day and, on behalf of the whole congregation of York Mosque, we would like to express deep and sincere gratitude to each and every person who made it possible and to our neighbours and friends from York and beyond who came along to support the day. It was so humbling.

"Islam, like other faiths, places great emphasis on improving understanding between peoples of different backgrounds and traditions. We look forward to welcoming the Archbishop and will be holding more open days soon".

More than 700 people visited the mosque last month for the open day organised as part of the Visit My Mosque initiative, which saw more than 150 mosques opens their doors for people of all faiths.