On the 11th of March the Head of the Kirkuk Cultural Association, the chairman of the Iraqi-Turkmen Journalists’ Union, the well-known researcher and writer Shamseddin Kuzechi was the guest of the Institute of Folklore ANAS. In the meeting there was talk of mutual cooperation in order to ensure joint research among the folklorist scientists of both countries and the discussions were also held on the international scientific conference “Iraqi-Turkman folklore and literature: problems and prospects”, which is planned to be held on May 22-23, 2024 by the Institute of Literature named after Nizami Ganjavi of ANAS, Institute of Folklore of ANAS and Kirkuk Culture Association.