Damascus-Sana
A number of Syrian and Arab businessmen, visitors and participants in the Silla International Export Fair for shoes, leather and production requirements in the spring and summer of 2021 expressed their interest in what they saw in the exhibition in terms of the quality and quality of the Syrian products exhibited.
The participants emphasized that these products are comparable to their foreign counterparts in terms of quality and competitive prices, while a number of producers stressed the importance of the exhibition in marketing their goods.
Businessmen Mahdi and Ahmed Rahim from Baghdad confirmed that they came with the Iraqi delegation of 150 businessmen to participate for the third time in the exhibition, noting that the exhibition is developing year after year and offers a variety of high quality goods at very reasonable prices, which allows Iraqi merchants to compete with foreign goods offered in the Iraqi market. During the presentation of the Syrian products of outstanding quality and quality.
While Ahmed Hassan Al-Mukhtar from Mosul expressed his thanks to the Syrian state for facilitating the entry of Iraqi merchants to Syria and facilitating the entry of the Syrian product into the Iraqi market, noting the preparations for the exhibition.
Anas Cajun, the owner of a shoe manufacturing and trading company, indicated that he has participated in the exhibition since its first session because of its importance in introducing customers and agents to the Syrian industry, stressing that it is an opportunity to install export contracts with Arab businessmen who came to visit the exhibition and sign a number of contracts and trade agreements.
Walid Al-Hussein, who works in the shoe industry and trade from Damascus, said .. that he is preparing to conclude several contracts at the end of the exhibition, stressing the importance of such exhibitions to support the national industry and promote its goods and return to the markets of neighboring countries after years of obstacles that faced the export process.
In turn, Atta Darmoush, a Aleppian industrialist who specializes in tanning and manufacturing leather, said .. that his factory located in the Ramousah area in Aleppo was subjected to sabotage and looting due to terrorism and led to a one-year cessation of production, adding .. that he was able to rehabilitate it and return to production in a better way than it was previously.
Regarding the difficulties facing the export process, a number of traders and industrialists explained that the closure of border crossings by some countries hinders shipping and transporting goods outside Syria, indicating the importance of simplifying the procedures for obtaining an entry visa to Syria to encourage Arab businessmen to expand their activities in the Syrian market and meet their demands, especially in Under the continuous development of the leather industry in Syria.
Tariq Al-Sayed and Mahasin Awad