Italy's Foreign Ministry summoned on Thursday Egypt's ambassador in Rome Amr Helmi to get more details about the cause of the death of Italian student Giulio Regeni, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid has said.

In statements Thursday, Abu Zeid said the Italian side called for coordination between the two sides within the framework of relations of friendship and cooperation between Egypt and Italy.

Regeni, 28, disappeared on the evening of January 25, after leaving his home in Giza to meet a friend.

His body was found on a road on Cairo's western outskirts on Wednesday.

Source: MENA