The General Council of the Craftsmen Union: The need to open markets for craft products and external promotion of the Syrian products

The General Council of the Craftsmen Union has recommended the necessity of promoting the craft sector and overcoming the obstacles facing it.

During the meeting held at the Sahara Tourism Complex under the title (With our hands we contribute to the reconstruction and building of Syria) on December 7, the participants called for expansion of the establishment of craft development projects, work to open special markets for handicraft products for direct sale to the consumer, and the opening of external exhibitions for craft products in cooperation with friendly countries.

The participants demanded the representation of craftsmen in the fuel committees in the governorates, the continuous supplying of electricity to craft areas, the facilitation of obtaining loans and the exemption of industrial areas from administrative licenses.

The Minister of Local Administration and Environment, Engineer Hussein Makhlouf, affirmed the ministry’s readiness to provide everything that would support the craftsmen and market their products.

Makhlouf said that more than 20 billion pounds were allocated to 131 craft and industrial zones, and all the funds needed to establish the necessary infrastructure and services were allocated.

Minister of Industry Ziad Sabbagh confirmed the government’s intention to support the medium and small handicraft industries due to their important role in securing income and employment opportunities.

For his part, a Member of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Baath Party, Head of the Regional Workers and Farmers Bureau, Muhammad Shaban Azouz, stressed the importance of meeting the demands made by the members of the General Council of the Craftsmen Union.

The Chairman of the General Union of Craftsmen, Naji Al-Houda, referred to the importance of cooperation and coordination with the government to meet the demands of craftsmen and to provide them with necessary facilities.

Inas Abdulkareem