The event was opened by HAZU president Zvonko Kusic, who said that HAZU cooperated very well with Bulgarian academicians.
Bulgarian Ambassador Tanya Dimitrova, too, underlined the very fruitful cooperation between researchers of the two friendly nations.
Historian Ante Gulin said that the fruitful cooperation had resulted in nine joint symposiums.
The symposium is being attended by 19 lecturers - ten from Croatia and nine from Bulgaria.