​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : July 30, 1963
  • Bilateral Trade(2023, Unit $46,300,000)
    • Exports : 1.5
    • Imports : 4.9
  • Number of Koreans living in Mauritania(2023) : 234
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Mauritania
      • 1991  May Special Envoy of the President Han Woo-suck
      • 2002  September Minister of Information and Communication Lee Sang-chul as Special Envoy of the President
      • 2004  November Director General of African and Middle Eastern Affairs Bureau Lee Kwang-jae
      • 2007  December Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Kang Moo-hyun
      • 2010  February Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Morocco Choi Jai-chul
      • 2013  February Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Morocco, Lee Tae Ho
      • 2015  April Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Morocco, Park Dong Sil
      • 2019  February Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Morocco, Yoon Sung-duk
      • 2023  April Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Morocco, Chung Keeyong
      • 2024  April Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jung Hai-ung
      • 2024  May Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Morocco, Yoon Yeon-jean
    • From Mauritania to the ROK
      • 1988  November Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy
      • 2002  September Representative for the Bureau International des Expositions(BIE) Sidi
      • 2002  December Minister of State Affairs Salek
      • 2003  May Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice Mahmoud Nemine
      • 2004  October Ambassador for the Permanent Mission of Mauritania to Geneva Mohamed Lemine
      • 2007  December Minister of Culture and Public information Cheikh
      • 2008  May Minister of Commerce and Industry, Salma Mint Teguedi
      • 2008  October Ambassador for the Permanent Mission of Mauritania to Geneva Nemine Ould
      • 2012  July Minister of Commerce, Crafts and Tourism, Bamba Ould Dramane
      • 2012  October Minister for Economic Affairs and Development, Sidi Ould TAH
      • 2014  October Minister of Empolyment, Professional Training, Information Technologies and Communication, Mohamed Lemine El Mamy
      • 2022  September Mayor of Tevragh-Zeina, Fatimetou Abdel Malick
      • 2024 June President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani
      • 2024 June Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Mauritanias Abroad, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug

• Related links

  • Embassy in Mauritania