At the fourth CIIE, a total of 58 countries and 3 international organizations participated in the national exhibition, and 15 countries made their debut at the national exhibition, and Syria was one of them.
Although it is the fourth time to participate in the Expo, Syria, which debuted at the national exhibition, is still carefully preparing to bring special products to the East.
Syria's dominant industries include the olive oil industry, clothing industry, food industry, local enterprises participating in the national exhibition include the al-ahlam food company that produces tomato paste, jam, mutton, canned food, etc., haseeb food trading company, newpark food industry company specializing in dairy and cheese production, yerba mate producer Kabul International Group, and Dhaka Katima company that produces olive soap and rose essential oil.
At this expo, olive oil and olive soap are popular exhibits in Syria. The handmade olive soap, which sells 150 pieces in just one hour after opening, uses traditional handmade craftsmanship and natural cold making, extracting plant essences such as olives, laurel and roses to give natural care to the skin.
Dong Jingyan, director of the Syrian Import Pavilion, said in an interview with CCTV, "In the past, when you saw the proportion of exports, you would not see such a category as soap, but this year I will see that its soap actually has an 11% proportion of exports to China, which means that the annual export volume has been reflected in this statement, which is also a very good change brought by the Expo to Syrian trade." ”
Damascus rose essential oil brought by Dhaka Katima is also attracting attention. Damascus roses begin to bloom every May, flower farmers pick roses by hand in the early morning, collect flower buds for tea making, villagers use roses to make jam pastries, factories use them to make rose pure lotion, rose essential oil and other skin care products, and pharmacists make and sell rose medicine. In December 2019, the Damascus Rose was listed as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The Near East Olive Oil Company brought locally produced olive oil to the Expo site. In order to open the door to the Chinese market, the company applied for a Chinese trademark and specially designed Chinese packaging.
Yassin Diab, the company's regional sales manager, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency, "We have the right climate and soil conditions, and Syrian olive oil products have long been famous. ”
Author: Ping An
Editor: Sun Xinqi