Dr. Ainur Abdirasilkyzy, Director of the Research and Analytical Center for Religious Affairs, Ministry of Social Development, Republic of Kazakhstan, visited IRCICA on 16-17 October 2018 for meetings with IRCICA Director General Prof. Dr. Halit Eren regarding publication of the proceedings of two meetings held in Kazakhstan in June 2018: the Workshop on «Islamic Manuscript Heritage in Kazakhstan: Research, Preservation and Personnel Training» which was organized by the National Center of Manuscripts and Rare Books, Ministry of Culture and Sports, Kazakhstan, the Research and Analytical Center for Religious Affairs, and IRCICA, and the International Conference on “Contribution of Kazakhstan to Development of Islamic Culture”, organized by the Spiritual Board of the Muslims of Kazakhstan, the Research and Analytical Center for Religious Affairs, and IRCICA.
A Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation between IRCICA and the Research and Analytical Center for Religious Affairs was signed during the period of the conferences, by Prof. Dr. Halit Eren and Dr. Ainur Abdirasilkyzy.