Damascus-SANA
With the participation of more than 75 local and Arab companies, the activities of the 14th Sila International Footwear and Leather Exhibition kicked off this evening in the new exhibition city in Damascus, organized by the Arab Federation of Leather Industries and organized by Mashhadani International Group for Exhibitions and Conferences in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry.
The exhibition, which includes various industries of men's, women's, children's and sports shoes and their accessories, in addition to leather clothing, bags, leather and accessories, continues until the 18th of this month.
Minister of Industry Ziad Sabbagh stressed the importance of this exhibition, which has become an annual tradition to display the latest findings of industrialists in the field of leather and shoes from various governorates, which indicates the qualitative development of this industry and its requirements, which are comparable in quality to European products.
Minister Sabbagh indicated that the Ministry of Industry and the government team are seeking to search for everything that would facilitate the work of industrialists in terms of exporting and importing raw materials, pointing to the launch of several programs whose outputs have begun to appear on the ground, such as a program to replace imports alternatives, in addition to supporting exports and providing incentives and facilities for exporters. According to the quality and quantity of the goods.
In a statement to SANA reporter, the Secretary-General of the Arab Federation for Leather Industries, Muhammad Kazara, pointed out that this exhibition session is distinguished from its predecessors with the participation of companies from Arab countries as exhibitors besides visitors, which indicates the importance that Sila Fair has reached at the level of the Arab world, pointing to the qualitative development of the Syrian product in Each session of the exhibition confirms its ability to compete and prove its presence in the Arab markets, where Syrian products occupy a prominent position in the field of leather industries, while striving to restore this position and strengthen our presence after the war to reach the world.
In turn, the representative of the President of the Arab Federation of Leather Industries and Head of the Regional Office of Leather Industries in Jordan Nasr Thiabat explained that this exhibition will be rotated to the Arab countries in addition to Syria, and it is a fixed exhibition in it in order to show the Arab industry, especially the Syrian industry, while working to overcome the difficulties facing this industry, noting that The Syrian industry is distinguished and has good raw materials.
For his part, Chairman of the Palestinian Leather Federation Amer Arafa stressed the exhibition’s role in networking trade and export relations and transferring our Palestinian and Syrian industries to the Arab world, indicating that the Arab Federation of Leather Industries provides all support to this industry for its development, marketing, opening new markets and introducing producers.
In turn, the Director General of the exhibition's organizing group, Khalaf Mashhadani, indicated that the exhibition includes a group of senior specialists, experts, businessmen, traders and specialized industrialists, and a number of visiting delegations from the leather industries sector from friendly and brotherly countries. As one of the prominent events that top the schedule of Arab exhibitions, in which manufacturers, suppliers and traders gather to open new markets, in addition to giving opportunities to foreign companies to discover the Syrian and Arab market.
The exhibition opens its doors to visitors from 3:00 pm until 10:00 pm, and transportation is secured from under the bridge of the President, next to the museum.
Ahmed Suleiman and Louay Hosamou
