Cairo – The delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, led by President Fabrizio Cicchitto, and composed of MPs Alessandro Di Battista, Paolo Silveri Gentiloni, Mario Marazziti and Valentino Valentini leaves today for Cairo. The delegation will meet with the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdelfattah Al Sisi, and the Prime Minister, Ibrahim Mahleb, as well as the Secretary General of the Arab League, Nabil Elarabi. Meetings are scheduled with representatives of the main political forces in Egypt, as well as civil society representatives and activists for the promotion of human rights, businessmen and religious leaders. The mission takes place a few weeks before the presidential elections and the creation of the new government. The purpose is to strengthen contacts with Egyptian institutions, also in view of Italy’s presidency of the European Union. (9Colonne)
