Egypt wants to cooperate 100% on
handing over the four intelligence officers suspected of
torturing to death Italian student Giulio Regeni in late
January-February 2016, Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said
Tuesday in the face of a lack of evidence that any concrete
cooperation is forthcoming.
"I think we will get the truth on the Regeni case, I think there
is a willingness on Egypt's part to cooperate 100 per cent with
Italy, because there is a need for the two nations to talk to
each other and cooperate also for the security and balance of
North Africa," Crosetto said on 'Diario del Giorno' on Rete 4.
"They are all interested and willing to give us clear and
serious answers as quickly as possible".
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Egyptian President Abdel
Fattah el-Sisi had shown a new willingness in talks in Cairo
Sunday to help Italy try the four intelligence officers that
Rome prosecutors have said tortured Regeni to death because of
the politically sensitive nature of his Cambridge University
doctoral research into Cairo street sellers' unions.
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