The Egyptian foreign ministry on
Thursday said it was unhappy about the Italian Senate's decision
to stop supplying parts for F16 fighters amid tension over
Cairo's handling of the probe into the torture and murder of
Italian student Giulio Regeni earlier this year.
"Egypt is dissatisfied with the Italian Senate's decision
to halve the supply of spare parts for the fighter jets against
the backdrop of the Regeni homicide," the foreign ministry said.
"This is not in line with cooperation between the
authorities of the two countries that are probing the Regeni
case, now with the special relationship between our countries.
The Egyptian ambassador in Rome has been tasked with delivering
an important message to Italy".
Egypt cares very much about preserving "stable bilateral
relations in the interests of both countries", the statement
said.
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