At the beginning of the meeting, Mr. Vahid Yazdani, a seller of Iranian hand-woven rugs active in Malaysia, said that if the government supports the artistic cultural event of hand-woven rugs and persian hand-woven rugs are certified, it will be possible to sell persian hand-woven rug in a favorable way. introduced and asked for the cooperation of Qom rug producers and activists. He further added that this event is going to be held in the state of Johor (located in Malaysia), this state shares a border with Indonesia and Singapore, and it is possible for people from Singapore and Indonesia to visit this event.

Mr. Mohsen Shirazi, producer of handmade rugs in Qom, stated that the choice of customers and target market based on Maslow's pyramid can be very important and effective.

Mr. Majid Mohareri, producer of hand-woven Qom rugs, said that the Southeast Asian market is a growing and good market for hand-woven rugs.

Mr. Mohammadreza Rashtizadeh, the head of Qom rug Employers Guild, mentioned that this event is a good opportunity to introduce persian handwoven rugs. He added that the price of handmade rugs should be disclosed so that over time, the market will adjust based on the prices. In the meantime, a number of producers and sellers are removed from the market, but the prices in the market are positive and adjusted.

Mr. Hadi Pourjahan, teacher and producer of handwoven rugs in Qom, spoke about confirming the authenticity of persian handwoven rugs and stated that it is better to have all rugs certified before presenting persian handwoven rugs in this event.

Video report of the 49th meeting of the Qom rug Employers Guild