TEHRAN (Tasnim) A forum in Mashhad, northeast Iran, brought together Iranian and Uzbek academics to deepen cultural cooperation through shared literary and historical traditions. He pointed to recent cooperation agreements with Uzbek institutions and ongoing projects such as Persian language training and manuscript studies. Joint academic programsincluding Persian language training and manuscript studiesare already underway, and further proposals for collaborative research and translation projects, including the works of Alisher Navoi, are welcomed, he said. Uzbek scholars presented research on Navois literary ties with Abdullah Marvarid, mystical themes shared with Jami, and the significance of Persian language education in Uzbekistan. The forum concluded with an exchange of cultural gifts, underlining the commitment to continued scholarly cooperation.