Attending Iran National Carpet Center, Chief of Asahi Shimbun's newspaper gave a speech about values and characteristics of handmade carpet artisan.

In the meeting coordinated by foreign media office, Manubu Kitagawa received information about the know-how and process of handmade carpet production, background, value and characteristics of this commodity and Iran's share in global trade and production of this product.

Correspondent and Chief of Asahi Shimbun, the second most circulated paper in Japan talked about his interest in Persian handmade carpet and expressed that access to various right information on Persian carpet and a comprehensive report to be published in the paper was his motivation to attend the meeting.

Visit to Carpet Museum, Iran Carpet Co., and Arab Zadeh Weaving Workshop were other Kitagawa's plans to prepare a report.