Date 5-2-2025, in Al-Ahsa City, UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art, Slemani Governor Dr. Haval Abubakir, upon the official invitation of the esteemed Secretariat of Al-Ahsa Governorate of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as under the supervision and attendance of the esteemed Governor of Al-Ahsa Province, His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Talal bin Badr AlSaud, Al-Ahsa Mayor, Eng. Essam bin Abdul Latif Al-Mulla, the director of UNESCO Creative Cities of Crafts and Folk Art, and the governors of the UNESCO Creative Cities around the world, with the presidency of the delegation of Kurdistan Region and Slemani Governorate (the UNESCO Creative City of Literature and the city of Penjwen, candidate for the UNESCO designation of City of Learning), with the membership of esteemed Dr. Abdul Fattah Hawrami, the representative of the Penjwen Board; City of Learning and Engineer Shamal Abubakir, the coordinator of Slemani UNESCO Creative City of Literature office, participated in the opening ceremony of the International UNESCO Conference for Crafts and Folk Art.
The Governor of Slemani and his accompanying delegation were very warmly and specifically welcomed by the Governor of Al-Ahsa Province, the Mayor of Al-Ahsa, the director of the UNESCO Creative Cities of Crafts and Folk Art, and the governors of UNESCO Creative Cities around the world. The Governor of Slemani presented them with special presents of Slemani City, UNESCO Creative City of Literature, and Penjwen, the City of Learning; and all the participants expressed their delight in the participation of Slemani City’s delegation.