To the problem of the Middle East in the concept of foreign policy of Ukraine.

Abstract

Since the beginning of Ukraine’s independence, there have been adopted a number of important legal documents that define and characterize the Ukrainian foreign policy. It is the basis for the research of Ukrainian scholars to justify the vectors of foreign policy, to predict the partnership and alliance with Ukraine in international relations and in the region. These legal documents define the strategic regions of Ukrainian interests and explain the actions of the external department, are a benchmark for business and the public sector. In the article, the author analyzes the main legal documents that are decisive in the formation Ukraine’s foreign policy, its geographical areas, activities, features, and search of the Middle East vector. We considered two main components to analyze the concepts of Ukraine’s contemporary foreign policy and formed conditions. Firstly, that is the political and legal base, according to which the external priorities, principles, directions and policies of the Ukrainian state are defined. Secondly, it is an analysis of developments of Ukrainian scholars, foreign policy specialists who form a contemporary political opinion and analyze the perspectives of Ukraine in the international relations. The author pays attention to the interpretation of external trends in the normative legal documents, such as, the Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine was adopted on July 16, 1990, the Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine «On Main Directions of Foreign Policy of Ukraine», the Laws of Ukraine «On Fundamentals of National Security of Ukraine», «On Diplomatic service», «On national security of Ukraine». Special attention is paid to the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ukraine and countries of the Middle East region, the work of diplomatic services. The author suggests a scientific understanding of the external directions adopted in legal documents from the beginning of proclamation of independence to the present, the explanation of the European integration course and the peculiarities of the Ukrainian policy of «multivectoral». It also drawn attention to the study of Ukrainian scholars of foreign policy and its trends. Despite the intercivilizational choice, the advantageous geographic and geopolitical location there are still weak relationships and the lack of knowledge about the Middle East region.