Official spokesperson for the House of Representatives in Egypt, Salah Hasaballa said Saturday that Egypt is even keener than Italy to reveal the murderer of Italian university student Giulio Regeni. “Relations between Egypt and Italy are strong and historical,” he said. The Speaker of the Lower House of the Italian parliament Roberto Fico said Thursday the House would halt all diplomatic relations with the Egyptian parliament until there is a breakthrough and trial in the case of tortured and murdered Italian student Regeni. Hasaballa said that the President of the House of Representatives Ali Abdel Aal contacted the Italian Parliament to find out the reason for taking this decision and resolve this issue. The Regeni case has strained ties between Egypt and Italy, which recalled its ambassador over the case.

Source: Egypt Independent December 02, 2018 11:13 UTC