​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : April 10, 1962
  • Bilateral Trade(2020)
    • Exports: $ 1.43 billion(Automobile, Mobile Phone, Synthetic Resin)
    • Imports: $ 1.08 billion(Semiconductor, Measuring instruments)
  • Number of Koreans living in Israel(2019) : About 702
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Israel
      • 1999  February Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil
      • 2000  September Minister for Trade Han Duck-soo
      • 2001  May Chairperson of the National Defense Committee Chun Yong-taek
      • 2002  March Secretary General of the National Assembly Kim Byong-oh
      • 2002  August President of the ROK-Israel Friendship Association of Congressmen Park Hee-tae
      • 2002  October Minister for Trade Hwang Doo-yeon
      • 2005  June Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon
      • 2005  November Minister of Culture and Tourism Jung Dong-chae
      • 2005  December Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Kim Jin-pyo
      • 2007  July Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Energy Kim Young-joo
      • 2007  December Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon
      • 2008  June Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Lee Yong-joon
      • 2008  August Vice Foreign Minister Shin Kak-soo
      • 2008  November Minister of Environment Lee Man-eui
      • 2009  March Commissioner of Korea Customs Service Hur Yong-suk
      • 2009  May Commissioner of Foreign Affairs, Trade and unification Committee Park Jin
      • 2010  May CEO of Defense Acquisition Program Administration Byun Moo-geun
      • 2010  August The National Assembly of The ROK, Delegation of National Defense Committee
      • 2011  February The National Assembly of The ROK, Delegation of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee
      • 2011  March Korean Lawmakers' Delegation for Korea - Israel Friendship
      • 2012  April Environment Labor Committee Delegation
      • 2014  December Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se
      • 2015  April Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Hwang Woo Yea
      • 2016  September Delegation of condolence(Head : Hong Moon-jong) to the Funeral Services upon the passing former Israeli President Simon Peres
      • 2017  April 1st Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Jeong Man-gi
      • 2017  July ROK-Israel Parliament Friendship Group(Rep. Kang Ghilboo, Rep. Kim Gyuhwan)
      • 2017  November Ahn Cheol-soo, Representative of the People's Party and Rep. Choi Myungghil
      • 2018  December Speaker of the National Assembly of the Rep.of Korea Moon Heesang
      • 2019  August Minister for Trade, Yoo Myung-hee
    • From Israel to the ROK
      • 1997  August Prime Minister Netanyahu
      • 1998  May Deputy Prime Minister and Agrion Amre Minister Eitan
      • 1999  March Speaker of the Knesset Tichon
      • 2001  October State Comptroller Eliezer Goldberg
      • 2002  July Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Nudelman
      • 2002  August Minister of Communication Rivlin
      • 2003  October Minister of Tourism Elon
      • 2003  November Minister of Science and Technology Sandberg
      • 2005  January Deputy Prime Minister of Industry and Trade Olmert
      • 2007  January Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Affairs Livni
      • 2007  August Minister of Tourism Aharonovica
      • 2008  July FM Deputy Director-General, Media and Public Affairs Division Shir-on
      • 2008  December Head of the National Security Council Arditi
      • 2009  August Chairperson of Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee Tzachi Hanegbi
      • 2010  June President of Israel Peres
      • 2010  September Former Prime Minister Olmert
      • 2011  January Policy and Military Advisor of Ministry of National Defense Gilad
      • 2012  March Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman
      • 2012  March Deputy Minister Dan Meridor
      • 2014  December Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nissim Ben-Shitrit
      • 2016  September Head of the Foreign Trade Administration of Ministry of Economy&Industry Ohad Cohen
      • 2016  November Deputy Minister for Diplomacy in the Prime Ministers Office, Michael Oren
      • 2019  July President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin
      • 2021  May Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, Economy Minister Amir Peretz

• Related documents

  • Exchange of Notes on the Waiver of Visa Requirements between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the State of Isreal

• Related links

  • Embassy in Israel
  • Embassy of Israel