​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : April 17, 1976
  • Bilateral Trade(2023, Unit $650,000,000)
    • Exports : 1.5
    • Imports : 4.9
  • Number of Koreans living in Bahrain(2023) : about 70
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Bahrain
      • 1984   Chairman of the National Assembly, Chae Moon-sik(informal)
      • 1991   May Special Envoy of the President, Kang Young-hoon
      • 1995   January Special Envoy of the President, Lee Shee-young
      • 1995   September Minister for Trade and Industry, Park Jae-yoon
      • 2004   February Minister of Construction and Transportation, Kang Dong-suck(Special Envoy of the President)
      • 2005   March Minister of Information and Communication, Jin Dae-jeh
      • 2005   June Ambassador, Kim Sam-hoon(Special Envoy of the ROK Government)
      • 2008   March Secretary-General of KAS, Choi Seung-ho(Special envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
      • 2012   September Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kim Kyu-hyun
      • 2013   August Prime Minister, Chung Hongwon
      • 2016   November Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kim Hyoung-zhin
      • 2017   June The National Assembly of the ROK, Chairman of Health & Welfare Committee, Yang Seung-jo
      • 2017   September Deputy Minister of Ministry of Science and ICT, Yang Hwan-jung
      • 2018   March Minister of Ministry of Health and Welfare and ICT, Park Neung-hoo
      • 2018   June Administrator of Cultural Heritage Administration, Kim Jong-jin
      • 2018   November Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon
      • 2019   January The National Assembly delegation (Lee, Jung-hyun, Woo, Won-shik, Yoo Jae-jung, Kim Byung-wook)
      • 2020   November Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kang Kyung-hwa
      • 2021   February Speaker of the National Assembly Park Beong-seog
      • 2023   March Chairperson of a council of past UN General Assembly presidents, Hand Seung-soo
      • 2023   March The National Assembly delegation(Park Yong-jin, Oh Gi-hyoung, Yangyi Won-young)
      • 2024   January The Korea-Bahrain Parliamentary Friendship Association(Kwon Eun-hee, Yoon Ju-kyeong)
    • From Bahrain to the ROK
      • 1994   August Director of Postal Service, Ali Ebrahim Matar
      • 1995   March Vice, Minister of Health Isa Abdulla Al Borshaid
      • 1997   September Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Al-Jishi
      • 1998   May Director General of Social Labor for the Manpower Development, Saeed Ahmaed
      • 2006   August Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Majeed Al-Alawi
      • 2007   June Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khalid Al-Khalifa
      • 2008   May Deputy Chief Executive of Economic Development Board, Zakaria Hejres
      • 2009   November Chief Executive of Bahrain Economic Development Board, Mohammed Al-Khalifa
      • 2010   May Minister of Cabinet Affairs, Ahmed Al-Khalifa
      • 2012   May Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander, Salman Al-Khalifa
      • 2013   May Minister of Interior, Sheikh Rashed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa
      • 2013   November Minister of Human Rights Affairs, Salah bin Ali Abdul-Rahman
      • 2014   June Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
      • 2015   May Minister of Education, Majed Bin Ali Al Noaimi
      • 2016   January Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla
      • 2016   October Chairman of Supreme Council of Health, Mohamed Abdulla Khaled Al Khalifa
      • 2016   November Director General of Traffic at the Ministry of Interior, Abdulrahman bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa
      • 2017   March Chairman of Supreme Council of Health, Mohamed Abdulla Khaled Al Khalifa
      • 2017   September Speaker of Council of Representatives, Ahmed bin Ibrahim Al Mulla
      • 2017   Mar/Sep Chairman of Supreme Council of Health, Mohamed Abdulla Khaled Al Khalifa
      • 2017   December Minister of Oil. Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
      • 2018   Feb/Apr Minister of Health, Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh
      • 2018   Feb/Apr/Dec Chairman of Supreme Council of Health, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa
      • 2018   May President of Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa
      • 2019   October President of Customs, Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalifa
      • 2021   June President of Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa
      • 2021   August Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal
      • 2023   May Minister of Industry and Commerce, Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro
      • 2023   May Minister of Sustainable Development, Noor bint Ali Khulaif

• Related documents

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs Has Bilateral Meetings with her Counterparts from Iraq and Bahrain(Dec 8, 2020)
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets with President of ICRC and President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities(Dec 8, 2020)

• Related links

  • Embassy in Bahrain