The opening ceremony was attended by the Executive Chairman of the Government of the Emirate of Sharjah, Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi; Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Aziz Abdukhakimov; Director General of the Sharjah Archaeology Department, Eisa Yusuf; representatives of the UAE delegation and local experts. 

Speaking at the event, Minister of Ecology Aziz Abdukhakimov noted that the opening of the exhibition will serve to further develop cultural ties between the two countries. 

"Sharjah has an ancient history. Many artifacts have been found in the area. It is important that 80% of these finds were first exhibited in Uzbekistan. The exhibition presents more than 170 archaeological finds related to the history of relations between Arabia and Central Asia, as well as to the period of the Emirate of Sharjah from the Neolithic to Islam", said the minister. 

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi noted that the history and culture of Uzbekistan and the United Arab Emirates are very close to each other. 

"All these finds show our connection with our history and culture. By studying these historical finds, we would like to show what importance they have for cultural heritage", said Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan Al Qasimi. 

For reference, the palace, fortifications, houses, and graves of people and animals were discovered at the archaeological site of Mleikha in Sharjah. The total area of the finds stretched over 3 km. However, in the area near Mleikha, archaeologists also found richly decorated objects made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, ivory, alabaster, glass, etc. On these objects, you can see traces of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Parthian, Central Asian, and Indian cultures.