On April Professor Yoshihiro Nishiaki of the University of Japan visited the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology of ANAS. The next steps of continuous cooperation with Japanese scientists,the prospects of archaeological research to be conducted in Karabakh were discussed. The management  of institute emphasized the importance of the research,conducted in this direction and wished for a successful outcome of the joint work with Japanese scientists. Later,Professor Nishiaki got acquanted with Paleolithic archaeological materials stored in the scientific fund of the institute.