TEHRAN (IRNA) -- Iran is scheduled to hold several solo exhibition in African countries by the year end, director general of trade office of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said here on Saturday.

According to the TPOI Public Relations Department, Amir-Hushang Kargar added that holding various exhibitions in other countries is one of the important ways to introduce industrial and trade capabilities of Iran, and that this will help Iranians get acquainted with target markets, in particular those in Africa.
In the wake of a seminar of Iran-Africa trade opportunities, he said that the event has produced eye-catching results such as signing of several deals in the fields of investment, technical, and engineering services.
Iran held 32 exhibitions in Africa between 2002 and 2006, he said, noting that most of them were organized by the private sector and under supervision of the Commerce Ministry.
Kargar said that TPOI with the support of Iran’s Chamber of Cooperatives has held numerous solo exhibitions in African countries in the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2007).