Egypt–Italy relations
{'<entity_0>': 'Egypt–Italy relations', '<entity_1>': 'Egypt', '<entity_2>': 'Italy'}
[['Egypt–Italy relations', 'country', 'Italy'], ['Egypt–Italy relations', 'country', 'Egypt']]
<entity_0> refer to relations between <entity_1> and <entity_2>. With the dissolution of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD and <entity_1>'s continuation as a province of the Eastern Roman Empire until the Islamic conquest in 642 AD, there were no independent states of <entity_2> and <entity_1>, and as such no diplomatic relations. Cultural ties between <entity_1> and <entity_2> distanced further over time with the Islamisation of <entity_1> and the strength of Catholicism in <entity_2>. It would not be until <entity_1>'s official independence from the British in 1914 that relations with <entity_2> would be reestablished. With the rise of Mussolini and fascism in <entity_2> and the eventual Italian invasion of <entity_1> during World War II, relations became severely strained. <entity_2> is <entity_1>'s largest trade partner in the European Union, and is the third largest internationally following the United States and China. Furthermore, <entity_2>'s investments in <entity_1> are worth $2.6 billion, mostly concentrated in transport and banking services among other sectors, making it the fifth largest European investor in <entity_1>. Subsequently, <entity_2> withdrew its ambassador to <entity_1> for consultations in Rome regarding the criminal death of Giulio Regeni, who, at the time, conducted critical academic research on Egyptian labour rights and trade unions.
['bilateral relation']