Minister of Industry and Trade, Tarek Qabil, said Egypt is keen to participate in the activities of Expo exhibition, held in Kazakhstan in 2017 to attract new investments, promote tourism and define Egypt's potentials, Al-Bawaba News reported. A total of 100 countries will attend the conference, Qabil said. Kazakhstan's ambassador in Cairo, Abirik Crane, said his country is keen to develop and strengthen cooperation with Egypt as one of the most important partners to Kazakhstan in the Middle East and Africa. He explained that holding joint ministerial meetings in the next few months is a great opportunity to strengthen this cooperation to contribute to the development of the peoples of the two countries.