A Dinner held in the honor of H.E. Sameh Fahmy Minister of Petroleum and Mining at the Conrad Hotel in Conrad Ballroom on the 28 th of March 2005. It was privileged by the attendance of H.E. Dr. Osama El Baz "Political Advisor to the President", H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Abou Zeid "Minister of Water Resources & Irrigation", H.E. Dr. Ahmed Darweesh "Minister of State for Administrative Development", H.E. Mr. Adly Hussein "Governor of El-Kaluobia", H.E. Philip Mackinnon "Canadian Ambassador", in addition to 160 prominent Members and Guests.
During his speech, H.E. emphasized on the role of the Ministry in encouraging and providing facilities to develop investment opportunities in Egypt . H.E. emphasized that Egypt has very good resources that need to be just explored especially in the mining sector which is uprising in the horizons. Also, he discussed the Challenges facing the Ministry& its Future plans and highlighted the importance of Canada & Egypt Bilateral Relationship.