Public Establishment for Damascus International Fair and Exhibitions    The Public Establishment for Damascus International Fair was founded by Act no. 40 dated 1955 issued by President of the Republic.    Name and tasks of the Establishment were amended by the legislative decree no 68 dated 2001, when it assumed its current name and  the following responsibilities: · Organizing and holding quality fairs and exhibitions , national and international inside the Syrian Arab Republic · Organizing the participation of the Syrian Arab Republic in the fairs and exhibitions abroad, taking relevant procedures and suggest delegates. · Coordination and contribution with other Public Authorities which organize fairs and exhibitions inside Syria and abroad. · Supervision o­n fairs and exhibitions organized by private enterprises inside Syria and abroad.    PEIFE also is the sole authority in the Syrian Arab Republic permitted to issue lottery.    Organizing Damascus International Fair, however, was and still is o­ne of the most important tasks of PEIFE.   The New Fairgrounds His Excellency President Bashar Al-ASSAD has honored the inauguration of the New Fairgrounds when celebrating the golden jubilee of Damascus International Fair in Sept. 3 rd 2003. The new fairground is o­ne of the biggest worldwide spreading over 1.2 million square meter, located o­n the Highway between Damascus and the International Airport. This state-of-the-art fairground enjoys exhibition hall, services and facilities according to the most modern global standards.