Egypt is set to host the 12th round of the Egyptian-Russian joint committee for trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation on mid-April, Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar said. The meetings will discuss means of bolstering cooperation between Egypt and Russia in the fields of trade, industry, health, tourism, education, information technology, customs, agriculture, transport, energy and investment. This came during extended talks with Russian Minister of Trade and Industry Denis Manturov during Nassar's visit to Russia. The talks tackled furthering cooperation in the economic domain during the coming period and mechanisms and timelines set for the different projects. Nassar said that a Russian mission is to visit Egypt in December during hosting Intra-African Trade Fair 2019.