The President of the Balkan History Association, Mihai Dragnea, and its Vice-President, Dorina Dragnea, met with Akbar Idiyev and Jakhongir Ostonov from the Abu Rayhan Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss various issues for future collaboration. The institute has an impressive collection of oriental manuscripts relating to the history and culture of Central Asia and its neighboring states. In 2000, the institute’s collection was included in UNESCO’s Register of Cultural Heritage as one of the most impressive manuscript depositories in the world.
