Aden International Exhibition Winds Up Successfully [Archives:2000/39/Local News]

Radhwan Al-Saqqaf
Aden
The Aden International trade and investment exhibition held in Al-Sheikh Othman, Aden, concluded last Friday a successful weeklong show. Products of more than thirty local and foreign companies including foodstuffs, home appliances, electronics, furniture, agricultural equipment, perfumes, cosmetics, etc. were presented at discounted prices.
In a statement to the Yemen Times, Mr. Clinton Mitchell, managing director of the exhibition, said the success the exhibition achieved would encourage similar events in future. This exhibition is part of a series of exhibitions to take place in Yemen in general, and Aden in particular, he said. Two marketing festivals, Ramadhan and Id marketing festivals, are scheduled for the near future, he added.
The exhibition, organized by the Aden Company for Advertising and Publicity, was inaugurated on September 16 by Mr. Taha Ahmad Ghanem, governor of Aden; Mr. Nasser Mansour Hadi from the Political Security Office in Aden; Staff Brigadier Mohammed Tareeq, Director of Aden Security Office plus a number of businessmen and politicians.
In a tour of the different stalls of exhibition, Aden governor visited the Yemen Times stall and where he got briefed on the different stages of producing the paper until it is printed and is in the hands of readers. On this occasion, he expressed his appreciation of the Yemen Times efforts to follow the footsteps of its founder, late Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf. He also admired organization of the event and what was presented.
Good quality should be the main goal for Yemeni industries and companies so that they can compete with foreign products, he said.

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