Increase the exhibition space of Aftab city to 100,000 meters / They do not see Aftab city, they judge

The director of Aftab city exhibition, stating that Aftab city exhibition has been oppressed in recent years, announced the increase of Aftab city exhibition space to one hundred thousand meters.

In an interview with ISNA, Abbas Taghdasi Nejad said about the future and prospects of the Aftab complex: “Unfortunately, the Aftab International Exhibition has not been seriously considered since 1995, which may have several reasons, but it seems The most important reason is not taking Shahr-e-Aftab seriously and what happened at the book fair in Shahr-e-Aftab.

He continued by stating that the Aftab City Exhibition Complex did not have suitable grounds for holding book fairs at that time because the lack of sufficient halls caused the time management to set up temporary halls. And became infamous in the form of the Sun City Exhibition.

The CEO of Aftab City Exhibition said: “Currently, the most important thing that we as new managers of Aftab City Complex have considered is to put the development and promotion of Aftab City on the agenda and try the unique features of this exhibition such as the structure.” Introduce everyone to the halls, equipment and facilities that exist there, as well as the good strategic position it has for a suitable location for the exhibition.

The city of the sun is oppressed

Political view of Shahr-e Aftab

They do not see the city of the sun, they judge

Taghdasi Nejad pointed out that in the last few weeks that I have been working as the CEO of Shahr-e Aftab, two exhibitions were held in this place, which was postponed due to the new Corona direction. The third exhibition, which was a popular car exhibition, continued: We are developing the position and promoting the correct knowledge of the Sun City complex; Because this complex is located oppressed.

He stated that the investment value of Aftab city complex is 55 thousand billion Tomans, which is spent from the treasury and belongs to the people, and said: The reason why this collection was built during their previous administration, which was against this trend, was that they had practically taken a political look at the collection and closed it down, but because of the treasury, we have a duty to upgrade this collection as well. And to show its capacities to everyone.

“Unfortunately, some people are unkind to Shahr-e-Aftab and use terms that are not appropriate for this collection,” he said. It is made exactly from the Italian exhibition and due to the height of the roof of the halls of this complex and the proper ventilation and the type of booths, all kinds of exhibition activities can be done in this city.

Municipality and council support of Shahr-e Aftab

Investors’ desire for the development of Aftab city

In the city of the sun, “trade in peace”

Referring to the need to maintain the Shahr-e-Aftab complex, he said: “Every complex that is built needs to be maintained, and if it is not taken care of and left to its own devices, there will be damage to it, which we see in the past years of Tehran Municipality and The city council did not have a budget for this important; But now, with the support of the mayor of Tehran and the city council for next year, a good budget has been seen for the Shahr-e-Aftab exhibition complex, while many investors are willing and eager to work in this exhibition and to solve the current shortcomings and develop capital. To put.

The CEO of Shahr-e-Aftab Exhibition said about the development plans of Shahr-e-Aftab: “We follow the development in Shahr-e-Aftab on both exhibition and non-exhibition levels, in the sense that our audience is exhibition organizers, exhibitors, exporters, producers and business people.” Businesses who come to Tehran from different cities or countries, when they visit the Aftab City complex, should have five-star hotels, numerous entertainment complexes and amenities available so that they can easily visit the exhibition within a few days. Let them settle there and rest, that’s why our serious motto in the Aftab City complex is “Trade in peace” to really create a relaxed atmosphere for business.

He continued: “In the field of exhibitions, the mere entry of a large number of people is not enough to visit the exhibition, and the businesses, transactions and business equations that take place behind the exhibition are the real output of the exhibition, and the exhibition industry means this; That is, when you hold an exhibition, the product of holding an exhibition is a few large domestic and foreign trade contracts. Let’s take the exhibition industry in a direction that can have the development of exports and the development of international trade, and the output of exhibitions is beneficial for the country and the development of the country’s exports.

“Mr. Ra’isi’s government plan is to increase the country’s exports from the current $ 35 billion to $ 70 billion over a four-year period,” said Taqdassinejad. Do you look at international trade? And what better place than the Aftab City Fair, which is located close to Imam Khomeini International Airport and has facilities such as the metro and various accesses such as the Great Persian Gulf Highway around the fair, if entertainment items such as modern amusement parks or Different entertainment complexes should be created here and the so-called “food” or the presence of people here should be maximum.

The need for the Ministry of Tourism to enter the exhibition

Our art in the first place is the use of existing spaces

Increasing exhibition spaces to 100,000 meters

He continued: “In our country, the custodian of the exhibition area of ​​the Development and Trade Organization and the Ministry of Silence have been defined.” However, in the field of exhibitions, there are different sectors such as culture, cultural heritage and tourism, and… are involved, which should define their value and share in the field of exhibitions, because every international businessman who enters Iran and participates in the exhibition. It is a kind of tourist and the cultural heritage should use this opportunity, and in general, the various ministries should enter the field of exhibitions in order to use the capacity of holding exhibitions for the benefit of the country.

Taqdasi Nejad also said about the program of completing the halls of this complex: in the first place, our art is to use what is the creature of the city of the sun; Unfortunately, this complex has not been used properly for five consecutive years, while 25,000 meters are the basis of its standard halls, where it is easy to hold various exhibitions; But so far, these spaces have not been used properly, and this is a loss that has been inflicted on the whole country, because the city of the sun belongs to the whole country.

He said that we have 25,000 meters of hall ready and this is while there is a readiness to hold outdoor exhibitions, adding: Shahr-e-Aftab complex is ready to hold all kinds of exhibitions, and this is while so far from this complex with This green space, facilities and structure that have been created, have not been properly exploited, and if in these few years some of the exhibitions were slowly transferred to the city of Aftab, many of the problems that are now frequent in the city of Aftab would have been solved.

Taghdasi Nejad stressed that when a complex is not used and on the other hand it is not properly maintained, it may find problems, he said: Of course, these problems can be solved and the first priority of the municipality, city council and new management complex Sun City is the maximum use of the available exhibition spaces; But in the development plan, we intend to increase the area of ​​the halls, and our plan is to increase the exhibition space to one hundred thousand meters, which the municipality itself can spend on this or to attract investors, but according to According to the financial conditions of Tehran Municipality, our priority is to use the investment and participation of the private sector, because the financial resources resulting from the operation of the halls and the holding of exhibitions are so many that for any investment can be the desire and motivation to participate in this investment complex. Create.

Turn Aftab into a commercial area

Turning Aftab into an international exhibition

They did not want the city of the sun to reach its original position

He said that we are seriously pursuing the discussion of turning the Aftab city fair into a special trade-economic and exhibition zone and even a free zone, adding: “If this important thing happens, it will include many grants to investors, which will encourage them.” Encourages and encourages investors to enter this field, although in the same short period of time, several serious negotiations have been held with investors.

Emphasizing that we are trying to turn Aftab into an international exhibition by developing this complex with a transnational perspective, Taghdasi Nejad added: “Aftab has the potential to become a 24-hour city and a collection with the approaches of knowledge-based and technology cities.” Has the focus and use of exhibition events. But there are some behind-the-scenes hands who, for various reasons, have defined interests for themselves and their like-minded people in the above exhibitions or elsewhere; But the damage is done to the people.

He continued: in the past, due to political issues, they did not want the Aftab city complex to reach its real serious position. Unfortunately, in our country, sometimes politics is so shaped by the main issues and realities, especially in the field of economics, that the result is the cessation of measures that lead to an advanced, dynamic and forward-looking economy.

Taghdasi Nejad, stating that there was no will to do great and serious work in the Aftab City Fair, even in the management of the previous complex, said: Proper location and design and proper placement that was done, it was not used optimally that we have to solve these problems.