BEIRUT – The 3rd annual hand-woven Iranian carpets exhibition opened in Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Center on Tuesday.

At the opening ceremony Lebanon’s Minister of Economy and Trade Muhammad Safadi said, “Holding exclusive Iranian exhibitions in Beirut increases Lebanese people’s awareness of Persian products.”
He said that more Iranian products should be show-cased in Lebanon, and called for organizing exhibitions of Lebanese products in Tehran as well.
Iran’s Ambassador to Beirut Ghazanfar Rokn-Abadi was also present at the ceremony. He highlighted the two countries’ economic and trade ties, and expressed hope that the carpet show increases the Iranian carpet exports to Lebanon