Rif Dimashq-SANA
The activities of the Made in Syria Festival “Welcome to the Feast” in its 137th session kicked off this evening, with the participation of more than 50 national industrial companies, which is being held by the Damascus Countryside Governorate in cooperation with the Damascus Chamber of Industry and its countryside and the Damascus Countryside Chamber of Commerce in the city of Kafr Batna in Eastern Ghouta in the Sultan Palace hall at the entrance to the city.
The festival, which continues until the 26th of Ramadan, includes a variety of food products, drinks and sweets, in addition to men's, women's and children's clothing and shoes, and chemical products such as detergents in all its forms and uses.
In a statement to the media, the governor of Damascus countryside, Moataz Abu Al-Nasr Jamran, confirmed that this festival, which comes before the happy Eid Al-Fitr, is a support for the people of the eastern Ghouta region in terms of securing many basic living necessities for them by displaying them in one place, which saves them the trouble of buying them from several places. It also constitutes, through the great turnout witnessed on the first day, a message that Syria and its life-loving people are capable of production and giving, and are stronger than the unjust economic siege imposed on them.
In turn, the head of the Damascus Countryside Chamber of Commerce, Osama Mustafa, explained that the setting and control of prices were supervised, and that the festival was an opportunity to display and market national products and sell them to the citizen at prices lower than the local market.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Damascus and Rural Chamber of Industry and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Made in Syria Festival Talal Qalaji indicated that there is great interest in the Eastern Ghouta region, which has recovered from terrorism and has returned to life again, and that the festival, which is held in conjunction with the Ramadan Al-Khair Festival in the old exhibition city in Damascus, comes To meet the needs and requirements of families in the region during Ramadan, which relieves them of the burden of transportation to get their needs.
For his part, a member of the Damascus Countryside Chamber of Commerce Louay Sari pointed to the great effort and support provided by the governorate and the two chambers to deliver goods at the lowest costs to consumers ahead of Eid, stressing the need to support the countryside by holding many festivals to deliver goods to citizens with discounts ranging between 20 and 25 percent on the market.
Ahmed Suleiman and Louay Hosamou