On April 15, 2025, Dr. Anahit Tonapetyan, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, and Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, visited the Institute of Oriental Studies of the NAS RA at the invitation of Director Gohar Iskandaryan.

The meeting was attended by: Alexan Hakobyan, Head of the Department of Christian East Azat Bozoyan, Head of the Department of Eastern Source Studies and Historiography Levon Hovsepyan, Head of the Department of Turkish Studies․

An agreement was reached to identify areas of collaboration between INALCO (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales) and the Institute of Oriental Studies, to strengthen academic ties- by organizing joint conferences, discussions, and seminars, as well as conducting interdisciplinary research projects.