Foreign exhibition participants' passports not to be stamped in Iran
By Trend
In a move to alleviate concerns over US sanctions on individuals visiting Iran, the Islamic Republic will not stamp the passports of the exhibition foreign participants, Deputy Head of Iran International Exhibition Company said, Trend reports citing ILNA.
“About 660 exhibitions are held annually in Iran including more than 400 specialized exhibitions, so we are now becoming a powerful competitor for Turkey and the UAE,” Mohammad Javad Ghanbari, Deputy Head of Iran Intl. Exhibition Company for Exhibition Affairs said in press conference on May 27.
"Iran is able to hold 25 new exhibitions in the current year including exhibitions on oil, facilities and building, despite US sanctions, ” he added.
Pointing out the restrictions created by United States and some of its allies on the participation of foreigners at Iranian exhibitions, he said, “In some cases, we are trying to hold our exhibitions in neighboring countries."
He went on to say, “The goods that enter the country through exhibitions and the technology they bring help to circumvent the sanctions,” he said. “Meanwhile, the Department of Industry and the Exhibitions Company is urgently seeking ways to bypass sanctions.”