Egypt–Italy relations
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Egypt–Italy relations are the relations between Egypt and Italy. Both nations are members of the Union for the Mediterranean and the United Nations.
History
Relations were first established during the period of the
Modern Relations
Italy is Egypt's largest trade partner in the European Union, and is the third largest internationally following the United States and China. Furthermore, Italy's investments in Egypt are worth $2.6 billion, mostly concentrated in transport and banking services among other sectors, making it the fifth largest European investor in Egypt.[1] By the end of 2014, the volume of trade between the two countries reportedly reached $6 billion.[2]
In April 2016, diplomatic relations between the two countries were seriously strained when an Italian PhD student from the
The detention of Patrick Zaki, the Egyptian student who is enrolled on an Erasmus Mundus Master's degree at the University of Bologna, has further strained diplomatic relations.[4][5] He was detained on 7 February 2020 when returning to Cairo to visit family. He has since been detained in Tora Prison despite international calls for his release[6] from organizations such as Amnesty International[7] and Scholars at Risk,[8] as well as the appeals of Italian Members of European Parliament.[9] Several Italian cities, including Bologna, Milan and Naples have made Zaki an honorary citizen as part of the campaign "100 Città per Patrick" (100 cities for Patrick)[10]
Resident diplomatic missions
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Embassy of Egypt in Rome
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Embassy of Italy in Cairo
See also
References
- ^ Ayyad, Mohamed (8 December 2014). "50 Italian companies to hold investment talks in Egypt in February: Italian ambassador". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ Allam, Sanaa (10 March 2015). "Egypt-Italy Trade Hits US$6 Bln in 2014". Zawya. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ Spalinger A (April 2016)."Ein Mordfall wird zur Staatsaffäre". Neue Zürcher Zeitung International. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ [email protected] (2020-02-12). "Egitto: Patrick Zaky e vecchi fantasmi". ISPI (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Document". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "SAR Italy calls for the release of Patrick George Zaki". Scholars at Risk. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Ventisei eurodeputati chiedono un "impegno deciso" dell'Italia per la liberazione di Patrick Zaki - Eunews" (in Italian). 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "Patrick Zaki, anche Milano gli conferisce la cittadinanza onoraria. Dopo Napoli un altro capoluogo tra le "100 città per Patrick"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-12-08.