Tabriz 2018 has not benefited handicrafts

In 2015, the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) launched a project called Introducing the Model Tourism City of Islamic Countries, and based on the decision of this organization, Tabriz was selected as the model tourism city of the Islamic world in 2018.
Of course, cities such as Jerusalem, Konya and Medina have already earned the title:
Therefore, the report of Tabriz 2018 project will be inaugurated on April 23, 2016, and in this report we have tried to evaluate in an interview with Elham Hashemi Rad, an Tabrizi artist active in the field of needlework, what is the benefit of this project for Tabriz handicrafts on the eve of its opening? had.
Elham Hashemi Rad, an Tabrizi artist active in the field of needlework, announced the unsatisfactory sales situation of Tabriz handicrafts and stated: Today and on the eve of the opening of the Tabriz 2018 project, there is no handicraft market in Tabriz. In fact, the Tabriz 2018 plan has not benefited the handicrafts so far.
He added:
Although historical sites can be the best place to display and offer handicrafts, Tabriz officials do not allow handicrafts to be displayed in historical places.
Of course, in the past, handicraft artists exhibited their works in the Blue Mosque, but today we are not allowed to display our works in this place. But according to Tabrizi artists, the Blue Mosque is the best place to display and offer handicrafts.
The Tabrizi artist noted:
With the current situation, I do not envision any good prospects for Tabriz’s handicrafts.