Egypt's Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Tarek Kabil met Monday Algeria's Minister of Industry and Mines Abdeslam Bouchouareb to discuss economic ties between the two countries, Al-Bawaba News reported. Kabil said that Egypt and Algeria have a strong industrial base that qualifies them to cooperate together, stressing on the ministry's keenness to boost joint cooperation with Algeria. He pointed out that he agreed with his Algerian counterpart to prepare for the Joint Business Council meeting to activate its role in increasing industrial and trade cooperation between the two countries.