First, Mr. Abolfazl Rajabian and Mr. Javad Kazemi, producers of handwoven carpets in Qom and members of the Chamber of Commerce of Qom Province, attended the meeting and expressed their readiness for any cooperation between the Chamber of Commerce and the handwoven carpet guild, and announced the Chamber of Commerce’s future plans for the development of Persian handwoven carpets

Mr. Reza Ermi also emphasized the continuation of meetings and follow-up on matters to implement the presented materials, and also considered it important to use the current infrastructure of the Iran-Ghuereh complex

Mr. Mohammad Reza Rashtizadeh stated that the union and the association need budget to carry out many tasks in order to progress in the handwoven carpet market. Therefore, it is better to propose ways to finance the association. Among the ways that can be used are as follows

1- Offering handwoven carpets in cyberspace in the form of a dedicated site for selling handwoven carpets and introducing their artists

2- Announcing the price of handwoven carpets transparently on the site and available to all handwoven carpet audiences

3- Creating a fund in the association and considering the profits from online sales in this fund

To do this, since the Iran Guereh collection has already provided the infrastructure for presenting handwoven carpets and introducing Persian handwoven carpet artists on a dedicated platform, this infrastructure can be used in the form of a contract between the association and the Iran Guereh company so that the carpets of the association members can be displayed in the virtual gallery. In the future, the association will pay the company's expenses when it reaches a significant amount of profit. In addition to preventing the auction of handwoven carpets, this method plays a fundamental role in financing the association's fund

Mr. Abolfazl Rajabian continued by sharing his experiences in the field of pricing handwoven carpets and stated that one of the most important factors in selling handwoven carpets is converting their price into dollars, which can help maintain the value of handwoven carpets, and this work can be started on a trial basis by members of this association and its results can be examined in the future

Mr. Javad Kazemi considered it important to try to increase knowledge among handwoven  carpet producers for proper production management and emphasized that it is better to use the knowledge and expertise of university professors in every way that is taken to develop handwoven carpets in order to face the least challenges on this path

Mr. Abolfazl Khoshhab also said in line with the association's future plans that initial steps have been taken to create software for the wage council and determine a calculated and accurate wage for handwoven carpet weavers, and now a budget is needed to implement it, which can be done with the association's fund budget

Ms. Elham Nadafnia spoke about her concerns in the field of tourism and the lack of a comprehensive infrastructure to properly introduce handwoven carpet at a transparent price that meets the needs of tourists. She considered the existence of an art gallery for Persian Rug a prerequisite for introducing this authentic art to foreign tourists

Mr. Mohammad Nouri announced the holding of consecutive meetings of the association since last year and emphasized the implementation of ideas and the start of its activities from Qom province as a leading region in the field of Persian carpets and proposed the formation of an executive committee in order to implement the solutions

Mr. Moghadami Rad, representing the Azad University, proposed the cooperation of the Handwoven Carpet Association with Qom Azad University and holding joint meetings to link the university with the handwoven carpet market

Mr. Rahim Forouhar also presented his suggestions for the association's programs this year, in the form of branding and also efforts to introduce Persian Rug brands in the international space

Mr. Ahmad Rajabian considered it important to hold training courses in the handwoven carpet industry and also proposed creating a space to transfer the experiences of the elders of handwoven carpets to the young and newcomer community

Mr. Saeed Moharri proposed the establishment of a study center for Persian handwoven carpets and research in this field in order to provide operational solutions and solve the problems of handwoven carpets

Mr. Kashizadeh considered the issue of addressing the issues in the Wage Council important and announced the readiness of the Kashizadeh brand to cooperate with the association to address the issues

Mr. Ali Ahmadi reported on the existence of various organizations in the field of handwoven carpets and suggested that since each of the presented topics is related to an organization, it is better to hold separate meetings for each issue with the relevant organization and address these issues in dedicated meetings

Mr. Khoshgofar suggested more interactions between the association and the union, saying that these coordinations and like-mindedness can be effective in advancing goals

Mr. Hassan Azizi, representing Hazrat Masoumeh University, reported on the existence of a handwoven carpet major at this university and also proposed forming a working group to examine the challenges in handwoven carpets, try to prevent mass production of handwoven carpets, and consider a budget for advertising and marketing

Mr. Ali Ashari spoke about the importance of handwoven carpets in the field of exports and suggested that it would be better to dedicate each meeting to one of the topics raised in future meetings

Regarding the presence of new producers in the handwoven carpet market, Ms. Mahdieh Molla Hosseini also announced that it would be better to provide a solution to the current problems of handwoven carpets regarding carpet price transparency so that new producers would also use this procedure and not act independently

Mr. Mehdi Erami also suggested focusing on marketing in cyberspace and considered it important to pay attention to handwoven carpet experts to select artistic and valuable rug to display on the site

Ms. Vahide Jamshidi considered paying attention to handwoven carpet designs and plans an important issue and emphasized that the result of mass production of handwoven carpets has led to the existence of thoughtless rug, which it is better to take measures to prevent

Ms. Zahra Shavandi, representing the Iran Guereh Collection, stated that so far all activities carried out in the Iran Guereh Collection have been based on scientific research and market needs, and infrastructures, including a specialized site for introducing and displaying handwoven carpets, have been prepared, which is now usable. Therefore, the Iran Guereh Collection is ready to cooperate with any union and association in the field of introducing and selling Persian handwoven carpets, and it is better for the association to announce its needs and demands for having a dedicated site for introducing handwoven carpets so that the Iran Guereh Collection can respond to the needs for new services

In the end, it was decided that in the next meeting, the topic of "Iran-Ghuereh and Association Cooperation" would be discussed and each friend would express their opinion on the matter