The parliamentary commission of inquiry into the torture and murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni in Cairo in 2016 on Tuesday asked to "urgently" see Premier Giuseppe Conte "in light of the latest significant developments concerning Italo-Egyptian bilateral relations".
Conte phoned Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Sunday and Italy on Monday said it was selling two frigates to Cairo, sparking the ire of Regeni's parents.
Cambridge doctoral researcher Regeni was found dead on February 3 2016 a week after disappearing on the Cairo metro.
He had been tortured so badly that his mother said she only recognised him by the tip of his nose.
Rome prosecutors have placed five members of Egypt's security apparatus under investigation for the murder.
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