ENU hosted the First Forum of Historians of the Central Asian States
The First Forum of Historians of the Central Asian States on the theme "History of Central Asia: Dialogue of Peoples and Cultures" was held at the Eurasian National University.
The forum was attended by scientists from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, as well as government and public figures.
The purpose of the forum is to create prerequisites for the formation of a synchronous approach to the study of historical processes and the assessment of historical phenomena in a unique space, cultural, and political context by strengthening the dialogue between scientists and experts from Central Asian states.
ENU Rector Yerlan Sydykov spoke on the tasks of the forum:
"The objectives of the forum include the establishment of new and strengthening existing links between the research structures of the Central Asian states, the exchange of experience and scientific projects between the scientific schools of our countries, the revival of historical research in Central Asian countries and the creation of conditions for the preparation of common methods on complex historical aspects, the implementation of training mechanisms for young historians," Rector said.
Focusing on the history of Central Asia, the scientist added that similar peoples live in this region with a common territory, religion, mentality, traditions, culture, destiny and history.
The Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Sayasat Nurbek, expressed hope that the forum participants would come up with specific proposals at the end of the event.
"We have a common history in Central Asia, so today's meeting is especially important. This is the first time we are holding a forum in this format. We want this platform to be non-episodic, so that we can discuss the common history, prospects of scientific directions, and form collaborations. It is important for us to have integrated scientific research in our space. It is important for us to start rethinking our common history. The scientific community has a huge responsibility. We must return expertise to historical science," the minister said.
Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bahrom Abdukhalimov stressed that the forum is very timely and relevant.
"The leaders of our states have created maximum conditions for scientists to work together and study the common history of the Central Asian region. We have enough documents in Central Asia that we need to study. These documents will once again confirm that the Central Asian region has an ancient civilization and ancient science. We hope that we will have common publications and conferences. An important factor is the training of personnel. We need to work for the benefit of the development of our common region of Central Asia," the speaker said.
The forum participants continued scientific discussions in three breakout sessions on the topic "Topical Issues of Forming a Synchronous View of the History and Culture of Central Asia from Ancient Times to Independence", "Modern History of Central Asia: Trends, Forecasts, Opportunities", "Dialogue of Young Historians of Central Asian Countries".
Following the results of the forum, a resolution was adopted in which the participants proposed to intensify and strengthen humanitarian ties between the states of Central Asia, strengthen the collaboration of scientists to form a common vision in assessing historical phenomena and processes, and promote the tourism brand "Central Asia", capable of presenting the uniqueness of the natural and cultural heritage of the region.
