TIRANA, January 5 /ATA/ About 12 thousand visitors a week have expressed an interest in the Albanian pavilion at the “Expo 2020 Dubai” fair, which opened on October 1 and will close on March 31.
Desarta Rapushaj, an expert at the Albanian Investment Development Agency (AIDA), told ATA that many foreign tourists have already visited the Albanian pavilion.
“The influx of visitors varies, but there have been about 11-12 thousand visitors per week. They are citizens from all over the world, from Switzerland, Italy, Greece, as well as from Arab countries,” she said.
Speaking about the pavilion of Albania, Rapushaj revealed that, “The concept of the pavilion is more historical and artistic; there are elements of tourism, being one of the sectors we promote the most in Albania.”
At our pavilion, there is put on display elements of the Albanian cultural heritage, starting from the part of authentic folk costumes.
On his part, the curator of the pavilion Artan Shabani has focused even on display of paintings, which are his works.
Rapushaj also revealed that on March 9, at the fair, Albania will mark its national day, like every other country does, and during which will be held promotional activities.
She also said that the weeks from October to March are divided according to different topics and the events to be held are related, such as agriculture week, ICT, etc.
The AIDA, in the role of coordinating institution of the Albanian pavilion at the world fair “Expo 2020 Dubai”, has organized also activities for businesses under the topic “Albanian companies to “EXPO 2020 Dubai” opportunities”, in Dubai.
Thus, the representatives of Albanian businesses have held B2B meetings with international businesses participating in Expo 2020 Dubai, with the aim of reaching cooperation contracts, exchange of information and experiences, in an innovative world in rapid and continuous development.
Specifically, she said, every pavilion has a business representative, who represents the state and whoever comes to ask for information, for example for Poland, meets a business representative there.
“We had tourism companies that were interested in concluding agreements with companies in different countries, in order to create a mutual cooperation specifically for the bringing of tourists from Poland to Albania or vice versa. In addition to tourism, there has been an interest in the Real Estate sector, in the field of ICT and in hotels, restaurants and bars that are numerous in number”, explained the AIDA representative.
Meanwhile, the sales area offers a variety of Albanian products from delicious variations of honey to olive oil, aromatic plants, wooden handicrafts, well-known Venetian masks produced in Shkodra, as well as accessories produced with innovative 3D technology. Visitors will have the opportunity to purchase Albanian products, as memories of their experience in the Albanian pavilion.
Through the sales area, the pavilion aims to promote “Made in Albania” products, emphasizing that their value is closely linked and symbolically represents the natural and cultural factors of our country.
While, through the topic of Mobility, in which the Albanian pavilion is a part, the participation in “Expo 2020 Dubai” aims to strengthen cooperation between Albania and other countries. /k.s/p.s./
