Xining, June 10 (Sun Rui) "This expo brings together many carpet exhibitors, although many foreign exhibitors are unable to participate due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, but I have seen an increase in the number of Iranian exhibitors living in China, which shows that they are very satisfied with the effect of the exhibition." Through the exhibition I also found that there is a good potential for cooperation in different areas, and I think we can cooperate in areas such as renewable energy and agriculture. Iranian Ambassador to China Mohammad Keshawarzzadeh said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency.
On June 10, the first China (Qinghai) International Ecological Expo closed in Xining, Qinghai, while the 18th China (Qinghai) Tibetan Carpet International Exhibition (referred to as "Tibetan Carpet Exhibition") held in the form of sub-exhibitions will last until June 14.
According to Li Yalin, deputy director of the Department of Commerce of Qinghai Province, the Tibetan carpet exhibition attracted more than 150 carpet companies from home and abroad to participate in the exhibition, as well as more than 50 kinds of medium and high-end carpet varieties from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Mongolia, Turkey and other countries to come to the exhibition, including handmade carpets, silk carpets, art tapestries, worship blankets, Persian high-latitude tight woven carpets, etc.
Muhammad Keshawarzzadeh said, "Persian carpet is An Iranian specialty product, with a history of thousands of years, and the world is famous, we also export Persian carpets to Qinghai, this time I see that Qinghai also has enterprises in production, the future can also combine design and technology cooperation and win-win." ”
Uruguayan Ambassador to China Fernando Lugris said, "After visiting the Carpet Exhibition Area, we also visited other areas. Uruguay is a clean energy power, and I also know that Qinghai is a big clean energy province in China. We can explore clean energy cooperation and exchanges by learning from each other's technologies, sending experts to each other, and making bilateral investments. ”
Kenyan Ambassador to China Sarah Serem said, "Through this exhibition, I found that Qinghai has a unique geographical landscape and beautiful mountains and rivers, so I think Kenya and Qinghai can carefully plan in the future in terms of tourism, share experiences and increase people-to-people exchanges and interactions." Of course, this must be done after the end of the current COVID-19 pandemic. ”
In the Tibetan carpet exhibition area, Hamed Ralph, an exhibitor from Afghanistan, told reporters, "Last year, the new crown pneumonia epidemic had a great impact on us, this exhibition is an opportunity for us, I hope to expand more customers through this exhibition to save our business, since the opening, the business is not bad, I am more looking forward to next year's exhibition." ”
Chen Yali, deputy secretary-general of the China Tibetan Carpet Association, said that today, the Tibetan carpet exhibition has been awarded the "Oscar of the convention and exhibition industry" - ufi certification, which is the only exhibition in northwest China to obtain this certification, which has greatly enhanced the industrial status of Qinghai Tibetan carpet in China and even the world. Through 18 years of development, the Tibetan Carpet Exhibition has also become the "golden business card" of Qinghai's characteristic industries to the world. From the initial 5 countries to participate in the exhibition, to today's world's major carpet producing countries have come to participate in the exhibition, Tibetan carpet exhibition to achieve the triple function of display, procurement, exchange, has become the world's major handmade carpet producing countries to exchange design concepts, mutual learning process technology, expand procurement transactions of important platform, for the creation of international carpet production distribution center has played an active role, but also for tibetan carpets into the "Belt and Road" to provide the best platform. (End)
Source: China News Network