Meloni and von der Leyen from al-Sisi for a memorandum on migrants. Meloni's insistence on shifting attention to the "external dimension" of migratory phenomena has now made inroads among the European partners.

The trip also falls on the eve of the start of the trial against the four Egyptian 007s accused of having kidnapped, tortured and killed Giulio Regeni in 2016. The agreements that will be signed between Italy and Egypt - where numerous Italian companies operate - affect all six pillars of the Mattei Plan.