Exports of more than $ 166 million in handmade carpets
The head of the National Carpet Center of Iran said: in the first seven months of this year, more than 3,000 tons of handmade carpets worth more than 166 million dollars were exported, which has increased in value and weight compared to the same period last year, but still still with the main position There is an export gap.
The head of the National Carpet Center of Iran, the head of the Industry, Mining and Trade Organization and the head of the Qom Handmade Carpet Exporters Union were inaugurated.
Kargar, the head of the National Carpet Center of Iran, said at the opening ceremony of the exhibition that we need public determination and effort to solve the problems facing handmade carpets: In the provinces, all relevant provincial and local institutions should help this art-industry and We hope that the governorate of Qom will also be with this constituency.
Kargar added: Handmade carpets have two cultural and economic characteristics together and can be considered as an art-industry in the year of economy and culture with national determination and jihadi management which has export goods with high currency and employment.
He said: in the conditions of resistance economy, handmade carpets compared to other industries due to the low need to invest in production, the existence of knowledge and technical skills in the country and raw materials inside the country without the enemies of the country can not produce this art – Creating a disruptive industry can cause economic and industrial prosperity of the country.
The head of the National Carpet Center of Iran, referring to the problems created in the carpet weaving insurance process and the measures taken to identify and cancel the insurance of non-carpet weavers, added: Consultations have been held to increase the credit of carpet weavers’ insurance for next year.
Emphasizing the need for a special exhibition of handmade carpets in Qom province, Kargar added: The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade has also taken measures to speed up the completion of a special exhibition of handmade carpets in Qom province.
The head of the National Carpet Center of Iran, knowing the efforts to reduce the cost of handmade carpets in order to compete with other countries, said: Iranian handmade carpets should not be sold cheaply and reducing the quality and value of Iranian carpets with the intention of reducing its price is a fatal mistake. For this is art-industry.