Several poets and authors from the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and other countries have participated in the festival.

Mohsen Adib, the head of Sulaimani's Culture and Arts directorate, stated in a press conference, "the festival is a stepping stone for the Kurdish literature toward universality."

He asserted, "the festival attracts many studies and researches that might contribute to improving the status of the [Kurdish] language,"

The festival will last 3 days, encompassing six meetings in which a set of studies and researches about literature, poetry, and theatre will be presented to the attendance.

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