Italy is closely monitoring developments in the Egyptian situation, which will be the topic of tomorrow’s European meeting in Vilnius.
Meanwhile we are calling for the cessation of all forms of violence and the immediate launch of an inclusive political process open to the concrete participation of all the political forces.
Egypt urgently needs to return to normalcy, avoiding arbitrary arrests and ensuring due process to all persons already in custody.
The same return to normalcy is necessary in order to respond to the everyday economic and social challenges that are affecting the people first and foremost. It is everyone’s responsibility to contribute to creating a climate favourable to putting Egypt in a position to begin to concretely confront those challenges.