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“We are very happy about this excellent cooperation

between us as a trade fair organizer and the

Pakistani companies”

Olaf Schmidt

German Review organiser with its own exhibition grounds. They have been active in the

Messe Frankfurt is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event

international trade fair business, both in Frankfurt and worldwide, for

some 800 years. Messe Frankfurt’s programme of trade fairs,
congresses and other events are extremely comprehensive with highest
quality standards. TEXtalks is pleased to present an exclusive interview
of Mr. Olaf Schmidt, Vice President Textiles and Textile Technologies,
Messe Frankfurt on the occasion of 70 years friendship between

Germany and Pakistan for the interest of our readers.

TEXtalks: Germany and Pakistan are celebrating 70 represented at the last edition of Heimtextil in 2020.
years of friendship, what would you say? This made Pakistan the fourth largest exhibiting
Olaf Schmidt: In the textile business - probably more nation. We at Heimtextil warmly welcome the
than in any other industrial sector - the partnership participation of Pakistani companies. Last time, we
between Germany and Pakistan has grown over have supported the Sustainable Pakistan initiative to
decades. Whether in apparal fabrics, fashion or promote innovative and sustainable producers from Olaf Schmidt (Vice President Textiles & Textile Technologies Messe Frankfurt. Germany)
home textiles, Pakistan has a strong name as a textile Pakistan which is a great example for the long-term Paris and New York, we give globally active textile organizer and the Pakistani companies.
nation and stands for competence, experience and partnership between Messe Frankfurt and the companies an eye-catching platform to present
quality in textile production. Pakistani industry. themselves to international buyers and designers in a TEXtalks: Any special comments / messages to the
high-class environment. Over the past decades, readers on the 70th Friendship Anniversary?
TEXtalks: How does the German expo industry TEXtalks: Pakistan is a potential market, how do you Olaf Schmidt: We very much hope that there will be a
contribute to the advancement of the textile see to increase the outreach of Pakistani companies more and more companies from Pakistan have reunion at our textile fairs with the Pakistani
industry in Pakistan? in German exhibitions? recognized the international sales opportunities companies very soon, especially since the Pakistani
Olaf Schmidt: Pakistan has traditionally been strongly Olaf Schmidt: At our leading international trade fairs, offered by our trade fairs. We are very happy about textile industry is of huge importance for our fairs and
represented at our international textile and fashion such as Heimtextil, Techtextil and Texprocess in this excellent cooperation between us as a trade fair for the international industry.
fairs. For example, 230 Pakistani companies were Frankfurt, or the Intertextile Shanghai and Texworld in

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