Formation of handicraft associations in East Azerbaijan

Tabriz - The deputy for handicrafts at the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of East Azerbaijan announced the start of professional handicraft associations in the province.

Tabriz- The Deputy Director of Handicrafts, Director General of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of East Azerbaijan announced the beginning of the activity of professional handicraft organizations in the province.

According to Ambassador Arjan Behnam Rahimzadeh, on Monday, he said: "Professional organizations of handicrafts are formed in the implementation of the 7th development program with the aim of handing over non-governmental affairs to the private sector and creating coherence in the activities of this field."

He added: These organizations will act as a link between the activists of handicrafts and cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism in order to increase cooperation, pay facilities, issue licenses, insure artists and organize handicrafts.

He continued: These organizations will officially start working next month with the selection of board members in Tabriz and then in the cities.

According to the Deputy Handicrafts Director General of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of the province, creating synergy in education, production, commerce and integration of executive affairs at the level of the province and cities is one of the other goals of creating these organizations.

He added: With the creation of handicraft organizations, the executive affairs of this sector will be handed over to handicraft activists. Rahimzadeh asked handicrafts activists to register in these organizations and participate in the elections of the board of directors of this organization in the province.

Rahimzadeh said: In East Azerbaijan, more than 18,000 people have been issued handicraft activity permits.