​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : March 30, 1990
  • Bilateral Trade (2023)
    • Exports : $ 528 million (Automobile Parts, Polyester)
    • Imports : $ 972 million (Automobile Parts, Clothing, Agriculture)
  • The ROK's Investment in Romania (2023.9, cum.) : $ 1,140 million
  • Number of Koreans living in Romania (2023) : 309
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Romania
      • 1990  August Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Ho-jung
      • 1996  May Prime Minister Lee Soo-sung
      • 1997  May Minister for Trade Lim Chang-ryeol
      • 2001  August Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Sung-hong
      • 2002  August Minister for Trade Hwang Doo-yun
      • 2002  November Speaker Park Kwan-yong
      • 2002  November Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi-Sung-hong
      • 2006  September President Roh Moo-hyun
      • 2008  October Administrator of Public Procurement Service Jang Su-man
      • 2008  October Minister of Administration and Security Won Sei-hoon
      • 2009  May Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Hyung-oh
      • 2009  July Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kwon Jong-lak
      • 2010  March Minister of Health and Welfare Jeon Jae-hee
      • 2012  May Vice-Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs Kim Dong-yeon
      • 2012  August Vice-Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs Suh Pil-un
      • 2014  January Vice-Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Kim Jae-hong
      • 2014  October Vice-Minister of Environment Jung Yeon-man
      • 2016  July Vicd Speaker of the National Assembly Park Joo-sun
      • 2017  February Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byeong-se
      • 2018  October Speaker of the National Assembly Moon Hee-sang
      • 2019  May Vice-Minister of Education Park Baeg-beom
      • 2019  June President of the Korea-Romania parliamentary Friendship Group Woo Sang-ho
      • 2019  October Secretary General of the National Assembly Yoo Ihn-tae
      • 2022  August Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Jin-pyo
      • 2022  September Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho
      • 2022  November Chairman of th Defence Committee of the National Assembly Lee Hun seung
      • 2023  May Prime Minister Han Duck-soo
      • 2024  May Minister of Defense Acquisition Program Administration Seok Jong-gun
      • 2024  June Minister of Defense Shin Won-sik
    • From Romania to the ROK
      • 1991  October Minister of Foreign Affairs Adrian Năstase
      • 1994  March President Ion Iliescu
      • 1997  June Minister of Communications Sorin Pantis
      • 1997  November Minister of Defense Victor Babiuc
      • 1999  April President of the Constitutional Court Lucian Mihai
      • 2001  March Minister of Foreign Affairs Mircea Dan Geoană
      • 2001  November President of the Senate Vacaroiu Nicolae Văcăroiu
      • 2002  September President of the Chamber of Deputies Valer Doneanu
      • 2005  October President Traian Băsescu
      • 2008  September President Traian Băsescu
      • 2010  July Ministry of Foreign Affairs Teodor Baconschi
      • 2011  Ocotober Minister Regional Development and Tourism Elena Udrea
      • 2012  March President Traian Băsescu (Nuclear Security Summit)
      • 2012  May Minister-delegate for the Business Environment Lucian Isar
      • 2012  October Minister for Communications and Information Society Dan Nica
      • 2013  July Minister of Foreign Affairs Titus Corlățean
      • 2015  March State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Carmen Burlacu
      • 2015  March President of the Romania-Korea Parliamentarian Friendship Group Ioan Cupşa
      • 2017  July State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Monica Gheorghiță
      • 2018  November Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Meleșcanu
      • 2018  November Minister of Business Environment, Commerce and Enterpreneurship Ștefan-Radu Oprea
      • 2019  November President of the Court of Accounts Mihai Busuioc
      • 2022  September Minister of National Defence Vasile Dincu
      • 2022  December President of the Chamer of Deputies Ion-Marcel Ciolacu and Prime Minister Nicolae Ionel Ciucă
      • 2023  June State Secretary of Foreign Affairs Traian Hristea
      • 2024  February President of the Romania-Korea Parliamentarian Friendship Group Ioan Cupşa
      • 2024  March Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Ștefan-Radu Oprea
      • 2024  April President Klaus-Werner Iohannis

• Related documents

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs Delivers Keynote Speech at Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy(2020.9.10.)
  • Foreign Minister Holds Bilateral Meetings on Occasion of 14th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (2019.12.18.)
  • 2nd Vice Minister's Congratulatory Remarks on the Occasion of the Reception for the Closing Ceremony of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union(2019.6.26.)
  • Outcome of ROK-Romania Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (2018.11.23.)
  • Delegation Dispatched to Greece and Romania to Seek E-Government Cooperation(2018.10.1.)
  • ROK and Romania Hold 9th Policy Consultation (2018.9.17.)

• Related links

  • Embassy in Romania