Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird met with Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry on Thursday morning, but there was no indication after the sitdown that the status of jailed Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy would change anytime soon.
"It's still not resolved today," Baird said after Thursday's meeting in Cairo. "But that's why I came.
"I wasn't naive to suggest that I would come and the situation would be resolved. But I think by coming here, by meeting directly with the minister and engaging in a constructive, productive dialogue we will resolve, successfully resolve this issue."
Earlier this month, an Egyptian court ordered a retrial for Fahmy and his colleagues, Australian correspondent Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed, an Egyptian producer, but a date has yet to be set.
The three Al-Jazeera English journalists were convicted last year of terror-related charges and sentenced to between seven and 10 years in prison — charges all three men deny.
They were convicted of spreading false information on behalf of the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization, now considered a terrorist group in Egypt. The evidence used against them is widely seen as unrelated or fabricated, the CBC's Derek Stoffel reported from Cairo.
Baird said he's now raised the case to Shoukry on at least three occasions.
"We're very keen, obviously, to see this issue resolved," said Baird, who gave no indication of how close a resolution might be.
Shoukry did not publicly comment on Fahmy.
The statements came as a disappointment to Fahmy's family, who had expressed hope that Baird's visit would mark the "finale" to Fahmy's ordeal.
"We expected that the deal would be sealed during Mr. Baird's visit," Fahmy's fiancée, Marwa Omara told The Canadian Press. "However it seems that ... there is no decision made or nothing will be done during the visit."
Fahmy's family and Omara expected to meet with Baird later on Thursday and hoped to gain some clarity on Canada's efforts to push for Fahmy's release.
Baird's official stance on the matter, however, came as a blow to Fahmy himself.
"Mohamed is a bit disappointed," Omara said. "He was so hopeful about Mr. Baird's visit."
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