Zaki pardon 'fruit of Rome-Cairo negotiations' - sources

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 19 - The presidential pardon granted to Egyptian researcher and Bologna university alumnus Patrick Zaki is the result of a "long and constant negotiation" between the Italian and Egyptian governments, sources said on Wednesday.
    Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, who has undertaken several missions to Egypt in recent months, and the Italian External Intelligence and Security Agency (Aise) have all been involved.
    Photo: Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry during a mission to Cairo on January 22, 2023. (ANSA).