As a part of the traditionally good cooperation between the Institute of Balkan Studies and Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Embassy of the Republic of France in Bulgaria, a scholarly seminar "The Ancient Treasures of Bulgaria" was held on July 25, 2023 in "Slaveykov Hall" of the French Institute in Bulgaria with the special participation of Prof. Valeria Fol. The event was organized under the National Scholarly Program "Development of Bulgarian Studies Abroad", funded by the Ministry of Education and Science.

Prof. Fol presented gold and silver vessels, jewelry, weapons and other objects from the most famous treasures of exceptional artisanship and historical value, discovered in modern Bulgaria: the Borovo, Valchitran, Panagyurishte, Rogozen treasures, etc.

Among the guests of the scholarly forum were H.E. Joël Meyer, Ambassador of France to Bulgaria, H.E. Khalid Emara, Ambassador of Egypt to Bulgaria, Mrs. Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova, Director of the State Cultural Institute to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elka Traykova, Scientific Secretary of the Department "Cultural Heritage and National Identity" at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, diplomats, scholars and students.