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IRCICA official leaves Sana'a
[The Source: www.sabanews.net - 19/12/2009]
Director General of the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA)in the Republic of Turkey Dr. Khaled Irn left Sana'a on Saturday after participating in the international forum on "Yemen during the Ottoman Era", concluded here on Thursday
Speaking to Saba, Dr. Irn described results of the forum as successful and distinguished, since it come up with recommendations which will contribute to enhancing the cooperation between Yemen and Turkey in fields of documentation and archives.The forum recommendations also included forming a joint committee from Yemen and Turkish historians to set up a future study in the Yemeni history during the Ottoman era in the administrative, economic, cultural, political and historical aspects, the Turkish official added.He noted that it was agreed to establish a joint project with Yemen on verification of a copy of the Holy Qoran written by Imam Ali bin Abi Talib existed in the Grand Mosque in the capital Sana'a.Istanbul-based IRCICA started was established in 1980 as the first subsidiary organ of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) concerned with culture
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