Tabriz, Oct 6, IRNA - Governor General of East Azerbaijan Province Esmaeil Jabbarzadeh has welcomed election of Tabriz as the World Carpet City by the World Crafts Council.

'Carpet has been tied to the history of Tabriz,' he said in a meeting with visiting Asia-Pacific Executive Board members of the World Crafts Council.

WCC-Asia Pacific Region President Ghada Hijjawi Qaddumi said Tabriz will become more famous by the World Carpet City title.

By IRNA