Egypt's Minister of Industry and Trade, Mounir Fakhri Abdel Nour signed Tuesday five agreements with his Russian counterpart Denis Manturov during the Egyptian–Russian Business Council meeting in Cairo. The new agreements aim to strengthen the cooperation between Egypt and Russia in exportation, manufacturing and automotive industry. Abdel Nour said that the five agreements will provide a great opportunity to the Russian investors to work in Egypt, adding that it will also allow the Egyptian investors to invest in Russia. He added that he will participate in the Russian Industries Exhibition, due to be held in October, in Saint Petersburg with a number of investors and businessmen.