KUWAIT CITY, March 20. /Dunyo IA/. A delegation from Uzbekistan, headed by the Director of the Center for Islamic Civilization, Firdavs Abdukhalikov, visited Kuwait, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

During the visit, the Uzbek delegation held meetings with the head of the Sheikha Muna Al Jaber Al Abdullah Al Sabah, head of the Centre for Historical Documents and Amiri Diwan Museums and Libraries, supervisor-general of Al Salam Palace Museum, the Deputy Director-General of the House of Islamic Heritage of Kuwait, Deputy Secretary-General of the Islamic Heritage Sector at the National Council of Kuwait for Culture, Arts, and Letters, Sheikha Anud Ibrahim al-Sabah, and the Director of the private museum, Dr. Tareq Rajab, Ziad Rajab.

The delegation also explored the activities of the Al Salam Palace Museum, the House of Islamic Heritage of Kuwait, the Tareq Rajab Museum, and the Museum of Islamic Calligraphy, as well as their exhibition practices.

During the talks, the Kuwaiti side was provided with information about the activities of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Tashkent, which was established on the initiative of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and its exhibitions.

The parties discussed issues of cooperation in the preservation and study of cultural heritage, work with ancient manuscripts, their conservation, and exhibition organization.

Kuwaiti representatives highly appreciated the idea and activities of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan and expressed confidence that the center will play an important role in the Islamic world.

"We highly appreciate the cultural and educational reforms and efforts to preserve Islamic heritage being implemented on the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan. Strengthening cultural ties between our two countries and expanding cooperation in the field of scientific research is our common goal. We are ready to establish cooperation and exchange experiences between the Al Salam Palace Museum and the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan. Such initiatives are of great importance not only for Uzbekistan and Kuwait but for the entire Islamic world", noted Sheikha Muna.

The Director of the private Tareq Rajab Museum, Dr. Ziad Rajab, remarked that the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan made a significant impression on him.

"We are excited about collaborating with the Uzbek side. The presentation of the exhibits from the Tariq Rajab Museum in your country will be a historic event. Our museum holds valuable artefacts of Uzbekistan’s cultural heritage, including copies of the 14th-century manuscript of "The Canon of Medicine" by Abu Ali ibn Sina, jewelry belonging to the Emir of Bukhara and his relatives, miniature works from the Shaybanid era, and many other exhibits. The museum also houses jewelry, ancient clothing, weapons, handmade items, fabrics, and glassware brought from Bukhara. My mother mainly collected jewelry, while my father focused on ceramics and metalworks. Since my parents were interested in the history of Uzbekistan, the museum contains many artefacts related to your country's history", he said.