STUDY OF KYRGYZ-SOUTH KOREAN RELATIONS IN THE YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE OF KYRGYZSTAN

Abstract

Purpose: This paper examines the degree of the Kyrgyz-South Korean relations study in the works by Kyrgyz and foreign authors (Korea, Europe, and the USA), identifies the problems that have been analyzed before; identifies a range of unexplored issues in these works. Prior to that, there was no any historiographical analysis of the works devoted to the analysis of Kyrgyzstan and South Korea relations studies. Methodology: The paper uses 16 different materials on Kyrgyz-Korean relations from 1998 to 2015. These materials include articles, reports, books that dealt with the relations of Kyrgyzstan and South Korea in the sphere of politics, economics, education, and culture. As well as Korean policies towards Central Asian countries, including Kyrgyzstan. Result: Despite the fact that the Kyrgyz – South Korean relations were being observed in the works of both as by the Kyrgyz and so by the foreign authors, the analysis of the works have shown that the relations between Kyrgyzstan and South Korea in various fields, such as: politics, economics, education, culture, as well as interests in cooperation between the two countries are studied quite weakly. For example, there are no special monographs devoted to the Kyrgyzstan and Korea relations study. Consequently, these issues have remained the subject for further study and it is needed to make more researches in this area. Applications: This research can be used for the universities, teachers and education students. Novelty/Originality: In this research, the model of the study of Kyrgyz-south Korean relations in the years of independence of Kyrgyzstan is presented in a comprehensive and complete manner.