The Embassy of Kyrgyzstan held a scientific and practical conference in Kyiv
On May 23 in Kyiv, as part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast, the Embassy organized a scientific and practical conference “Manas – the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.” The diplomatic event was attended by Minister of Culture of Ukraine R. Karandieiev, 13 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, representatives of the diplomatic corps, political and public figures, Ukrainian scholars in the field of Turkology/philology, and representatives of higher education institutions of the city of Kyiv.
On May 23 in Kyiv, as part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Kara-Kyrgyz Autonomous Oblast, the Embassy organized a scientific and practical conference “Manas – the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.”
The diplomatic event was attended by Minister of Culture of Ukraine R. Karandieiev, 13 deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, representatives of the diplomatic corps, political and public figures, Ukrainian scholars in the field of Turkology/philology, representatives of higher education institutions of the city of Kyiv, and representatives of the Kyrgyz diaspora. From the Kyrgyz side, the president of the State Institution “National Academy ‘Manas’” T. Bakchiiev, the translator of the book – the head of the Ukrainian Society “Berehynia” in Kyrgyzstan V. Narozia – and the artist Z. Ilipov also took part by videoconference.
The conference was held in Kyrgyz, Ukrainian and English, and discussed the influence of Manas on world culture. Participants were shown the video “Manas,” and there was also a presentation of the recently published Ukrainian-language book by Sayakbay Karalaev “The Kyrgyz Folk Epic Er-Toshtuk,” published with funds from Ukrainian sponsors. Each conference participant was given the new book as a gift.
The speakers discussed the influence of Kyrgyz culture on world literature and stressed the importance of such an event for deepening Kyrgyz-Ukrainian cultural and humanitarian cooperation.
The diplomatic event was held at a high level and received positive feedback from the participants.
The new books will be passed on to higher education institutions and libraries of Ukraine.
The Kyrgyz Republic recognized the independence of Ukraine on December 20, 1991. Diplomatic relations were established on September 19, 1992. In 1993 the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic was opened in Kyiv, and in 2000 the Embassy of Ukraine in Kyrgyzstan.