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Qatar participated in the international conference titled “Islamic Cultural Heritage in Uzbekistan and Its Role in Global Science,” held in the Uzbek capital Tashkent from September 7 to 9.

According to a statement from Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the conference was organized to advance Oriental and cultural studies through scientific and cultural interaction and to strengthen dialogue among civilizations and cultures.

The Qatari delegation was headed by Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Qatar Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations. In addition to Qatar, academics, experts and researchers from Türkiye, Italy, Jordan, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt and Morocco attended the conference.

In his address at the conference, Al Hammadi said the event was being held as part of the Cultural Diplomacy Program highlighted in Qatar's 2023–2027 Alliance of Civilizations plan.

Al Hammadi said the program aims to promote Islamic cities that have played an active role in the development of science and culture worldwide, adding that the conference was the result of scientific cooperation and partnership among the Qatar Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations, Qatar University and Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.

Al Hammadi said the conference was examining the scientific legacy left by scholars such as Al-Khwarizmi, Al-Biruni, Ibn Sina and Imam Al-Bukhari, as well as the influence of that legacy on the development of global science in fields including mathematics, engineering, algebra, earth sciences, chemistry, medicine, philosophy and Islamic studies.

Noting that cultural diplomacy supports dialogue and cooperation among civilizations, rapprochement among peoples and the strengthening of shared cultural heritage, Al Hammadi said such events create new opportunities for cooperation between countries in various fields.

Al Hammadi noted that significant cultural activity has taken place between Qatar and Uzbekistan in recent years, recalling that Uzbek Culture Week was held in Doha in February 2024 and Qatar Culture Week was organized in Tashkent in October 2024.

Al Hammadi also highlighted Qatar's broad participation in the opening of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, describing the center as one of the important cultural and scientific projects aimed at highlighting the contributions of Islamic civilization and the region's scholars to human progress, preserving manuscript heritage, and promoting scientific research and dialogue among civilizations.

Al Hammadi expressed hope that the conference would produce scientific proposals and recommendations that would help highlight Uzbekistan's Islamic cultural heritage and its contribution to scientific developments in the contemporary world.