杏MAP导航

By Vatican News

The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry or UFI is an international network of the world鈥檚 leading tradeshow organisers and fairground owners. The Association is in Rome on the occasion of its global executive summit.

Global exhibitions and solidarity

杏MAP导航 Francis on Thursday greeted participants in the Vatican, telling them that 鈥済lobal exhibitions contribute to the growth of a culture of encounter, that strengthens bonds of solidarity and fosters mutual enrichment between the members of our human family鈥�.

The 杏MAP导航 highlighted that in the case of their area of expertise, 鈥渋t has been shown that fairs and exhibitions not only have positive effects on regional economies and labour markets, but also offer significant opportunities for showcasing to the wider world the rich diversity and beauty of local cultures and ecosystems.鈥�

Care for our common home

He also stressed that their work 鈥渟hould promote inclusion, care for our common home, and the integral development of individuals and peoples.鈥�

Exhibitions and the local economy

鈥淓xhibitions that help the local economy, engage its labour force, give value and prominence to its culture and reverently respect its human and natural ecology鈥�, 杏MAP导航 Francis said, 鈥渨ill ultimately be more successful and memorable.  They will have an impact and appeal both locally and worldwide.鈥�

The 杏MAP导航 noted that despite the many potential difficulties that can arise in the course of preparing and realizing fairs and exhibitions, 鈥渢hese events can create a network of just human relations that can endure well beyond the event itself.鈥� 

Concluding his address, 杏MAP导航 Francis said they could be rightly proud of their initiatives 鈥渨hen they generate a stronger awareness at the service of the common good and integral development.鈥�

He then offered his prayerful good wishes for their efforts to promote inventiveness and innovation in their industry.