Iranian and Russian officials held a meeting to discuss ways to remove obstacles on the way of Iran's exports of its hand-woven carpets to Russia.
The meeting was held between Head of Iran's National Carpet Center Hamid Kargar and Head of Russia-Iran Joint Chamber of Commerce Vladimir Obidnov.
During the meeting, Obidnov referred to the Russian people's interest in the Iranian hand-woven carpets, and said the issues related to imports of the valuable product are can be resolved through talks.
He expressed the hope that the first exhibition of Iranian hand-woven carpet would be held in Russia later this year.
Iran is the leading exporter of hand-woven carpets. Persian rugs are highly sought out for their intricate design and skilled craftsmanship, and that's why Iran exports carpets to more than 100 countries in the world.
Carpet-weaving is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished manifestations of the Persian culture and art, and dates back to ancient Persia.
There is an estimated population of 1.2mln weavers in Iran producing carpets for domestic markets and international export.
The country produces about 5mln square meters of carpets annually of which 80 percent are sold in international markets.
The United States, Europe (specially Germany and Italy), China, Brazil, South and Central Africa, along with neighboring countries are the most important markets for Iranian made Persian Carpets.