On November 11, 2019 in Slaveikov Hall at the French Institute in Bulgaria it was organized a Round table "Romani people in the Ottoman Balkans and in contemporary Bulgaria. French-Bulgarian cooperation in the field of history and sociolinguistics". Organizer of this scholarly event was the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Thracology 'Prof. Alexander Fol' at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the Embassy of France in Bulgaria and the French Institute in Bulgaria.

Participants to the event were Prof. Dr. Bernard Lory (INALCO & L'université Paris-Sorbonne) and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gueorgui Jetchev (Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski). Round table moderator was Prof. Dr. Roumiana Preshlenova, Director of the IBSCT–BAS.

The event was met with great interest by young and established scholars, PhD fellows and students.