Egypt's trade minister plenipotentiary Mohamed Fathi has said Egypt and Algeria seek to increase the bilateral trade exchange.

During a speech before the inauguration of Egyptian-Algerian business forum, hosted by the Algerian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Fathi said the trade exchange between Egypt and Algeria hit $1.2 billion, stressing it didn't cope with the aspirations of the two countries.

He called for identifying causes hindering trade exchange boosting and tackling them for the benefit of the two countries and peoples.

Egypt's trade minister plenipotentiary Mohamed Fathi has said Egypt and Algeria seek to increase the bilateral trade exchange.

During a speech before the inauguration of Egyptian-Algerian business forum, hosted by the Algerian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Fathi said the trade exchange between Egypt and Algeria hit $1.2 billion, stressing it didn't cope with the aspirations of the two countries.

He called for identifying causes hindering trade exchange boosting and tackling them for the benefit of the two countries and peoples.