Egyptian officials are confident the cooperation between Cairo and Rome in the ongoing investigations, over the murder of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, will continue despite the Italian parliament’s suspension of relations with its Egyptian counterpart. Several Egyptian parliamentarians told Asharq Al-Awsat that the suspension will not affect the continuity of governmental and judicial coordination. Regeni, 28, was conducting a research on unions in Egypt when he went missing in Cairo on January 25, 2016. He was found dead by the side of the Cairo-Alexandria desert road eight days later, his body showing signs of torture. Egypt has repeatedly rejected allegations that security services may have been involved in his killing. Judicial authorities on both sides investigated the crime. Former Foreign Minister Mohamed al-Orabi told Asharq Al-Awsat that the latest Italian parliamentary action may be linked to internal political considerations in Rome. Orabi added that the Italian government and judicial authorities officially involved in the cases did not suspend their relations. He pointed out that Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi has repeatedly declared during meetings with Italian officials that he is keen to uncover the truth and punish the perpetrators. Middle East News Agency (MENA) quoted on Sunday a judicial source as saying that a meeting between Egyptian and Italian prosecutors took place earlier this week in an "atmosphere of transparency". The unnamed judicial source pointed out that the Italian prosecutors office reiterated its request made in December 2017 for the approval of Egypt’s prosecution to include some Egyptian policemen on the list of suspects, MENA reported. The Attorney Generals Office in Egypt rejected this request during previous meetings with the Italian side because of lack of such precedence in Egyptian law. The source reported that the Italian side had promised to conduct an in-depth investigation into the matter, to present its findings during upcoming meetings between the two sides. Egypts parliament regretted Italian parliament’s decision to suspend relations, saying it was "surprised" by the Italian chambers "unilateral" move and calling for the non-politicization of legal issues. "This is a premature and unilateral decision that does not serve the investigation into the death of Mr. Regeni," said the Egyptian statement, adding that the Italian parliament’s decision is a hasty conclusion and does not serve the objective of revealing the truth and reaching justice in this case. Member of Foreign Relations parliamentary committee, Dalia Youssef, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Regeni case and the surrounding political, parliamentary and judicial circumstances clearly reveal that it is not an easy case. She explained that Cairo had saw a previous experience with lengthy murder investigations regarding the death of Egyptians in the UK, like late businessman Asharaf Marwan and actress Soad Hosni. The MP added that all those investigations took a long time and then were terminated because officials could not reach the perpetrators, however, she added that this doesn’t necessarily mean Egypt will not reach the perpetrators in Regenis case. “Rome must understand that investigations need to be conducted within the necessary context to clarify the facts.” Italys foreign ministry formally summoned last Friday the Egyptian ambassador to Rome to prompt authorities in Cairo to "act rapidly" in the investigation.