On July 1st, 2024, Slemani Governor Dr. Haval Abubakir, in accompany with Engineer Shamal Abubakir, volunteer Office Coordinator of Slemani UNESCO Creative City of Literature, upon the official invitation of the UCCN Secretariat, with the intention of attending the XVI UCCN Annual Conference as well as the 20th anniversary of founding this international network, in Braga, Portugal, with the attendance of 350 cities from 100 countries, arrived at the city of Porto, and later Braga (the second oldest city of Portugal), and attended the opening ceremony of this international conference; and will be attending all the activities of this conference which will take place from July 1st to 5th.

In the conference, the esteemed president, vice president, mayor and attending members of the conference highly acknowledged the membership of Slemani City and their continuous participations at the local and international level.
The esteemed Office Coordinator of Slemani UNESCO Creative City of Literature, on behalf of Slemani Governorate, presented Braga city’s library with ten books.