Sisi thanks Renzi for 'positive words'

(ANSA) - Cairo, August 22 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday said he "praised and thanked Italian Premier (Matteo Renzi) for his positive statements" on the case of Giulio Regeni, an Italian student tortured and murdered in Cairo.
    In an interview with three Egyptian newspapers, Al-Ahram, Al-Akhbar and Al-Gomhoureya, he said "the Italians appreciate our cooperation" on the case.
    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said there was "no laxness" on the part of Egypt in the case, according to press agency MENA.
    Regeni, 28, went missing in Cairo on January 25, the heavily policed fifth anniversary of the uprising that ousted former strongman Hosni Mubarak, and his tortured and mutilated body was found on February 3 in a ditch on the city's outskirts.
    Egypt has denied speculation its security forces, who are frequently accused of brutally repressing opposition, were involved in the death of the Cambridge doctoral student.