we will continue to ask for the truth about Regeni»- Corriere.it

«There is no bartering, no under-the-table negotiation. The government was able to get them back to Italy
a young man who risked spending some more time in prison». This was stated by the Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Antonio Tajani, a 24 Morning on Radio 24. “We are serious people, we don’t do this type of bartering”, Tajani reiterated, adding that on Regeni “we will continue to ask for light to be shed on the matter, as we have always done, we have always put the two issues on the same level”. Tajani further said that “The government has obtained a very important result and those who thought it would not have been able to obtain it were a bit disappointed”.

Italy and its diplomacy «have played a «decisive role», underlines the number one of the Farnesina, «together with our intelligence, as the Prime Minister also said, we moved from the beginning to try to get thanks for Zaki. I have repeatedly reiterated to President Al Sisi the need to free this young researcher. I always remember being optimistic.” And finally. «It was a choral effort and in the end the Egyptian president decided to grant a pardon. It’s good news for everyone, now this young researcher will be able to come to our country, work and have a good career ahead of him».

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