Until now, some 400,000 craftspeople have been registered with the CHHTO, Pouya Mahmoudian said, CHTN reported on Saturday.
Iran’s handicrafts exports reached $190 million in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2018), showing 11 percent growth year on year.
Traditional ceramics, pottery vessels, handwoven cloths as well as personal ornamentation with precious and semi-precious gemstones are among Iranian exports to Iraq, Afghanistan and Germany, the U.S., the UK and other countries.
Tehrantimes.com
February 24, 2019
