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Kish Carpet Festival 2005

From left to right: Dr. Hossein Ghassemi, a US educated official, a friend of President Khatami, and the head of the Kish Free Zone Organization, the highest government official running the Kish Island. Next to him is Mr. Manouchehr Emami Head of the Kish Trade Promotion Center who was formerly with Iran Carpet Company. In the center is the Deputy Minister of Commerce and the head of " Iran Carpet Center", his Excellency Arabsorkhai. I do not have the name of the man immediately to the right. The man at the far right is Mr. Safaei who works for Mr Emami at the Kish Trade Promotion Center.

From left to right: Dr. Hossein Ghassemi, a US educated official, a friend of President Khatami, and the head of the Kish Free Zone Organization, the highest government official running the Kish Island. Next to him is Mr. Manouchehr Emami Head of the Kish Trade Promotion Center who was formerly with Iran Carpet Company. In the center is the Deputy Minister of Commerce and the head of " Iran Carpet Center", his Excellency Arabsorkhai. I do not have the name of the man immediately to the right. The man at the far right is Mr. Safaei who works for Mr Emami at the Kish Trade Promotion Center.

Here we have Abbas Sayahi greeting his Excellency Arabsorkhai at the Sayahi display.

Here we have Abbas Sayahi greeting his Excellency Arabsorkhai at the Sayahi display.

Iranian Radio & Television Organization Central News Unit interviewing His Excellency Feyzollah Arabsorkhi who is standing inbetween Dr. Hossein Ghassemi and Master Faizullah Haghighi in front of the Haghighi display.

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