Govt to brief parliament on Regeni (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, August 17 - The government will brief the House and Senate foreign affairs committees at 14:00 on September 4 on the government's decision to send ambassador Giampaolo Cantini to Cairo after cited progress in cooperation over the torture and murder of student Giulio Regeni, committee heads said Thursday. The briefing will focus on bilateral ties and the situation in the Mediterranean, they said. The announcement came a day after the government denied a New York Times report that the US gave "explosive" proof that Egypt's secret services tortured and murdered Regeni to the former government of Matteo Renzi.