Establishment of Diplomatic Relations: March 23, 1990
Bilateral Trade(2008):
- Export: $ 152,307,000 (Automobile, Electronics, Synthetic Resin)
- Import: $ 63,897,000 (Alloy, Synthetic Fuel, Natural Resources)
The ROK's Investment in Bulgaria (2008): $ 113,000,000
Number of Koreans living in Bulgaria(2009): 173
High-level Exchanges:
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| From the ROK to Bulgaria |
| 1990 |
March |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Ho-jung |
| 2001 |
August |
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Sung-hong |
| 2002 |
August |
Minister for Trade Hwang Doo-yun |
| 2002 |
November |
Speaker of the National Assembly Park Kwan-yong |
| 2006 |
June |
Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook |
| 2007 |
May |
Minister for Policy Coordination Lim Sang-kyu |
| 2008 |
October |
Minister of Justice Kim Kyung-han,
Minister of Public Administration and Security Won Sei-hoon |
| 2009 |
May |
Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Hyong O |
| 2009 |
November |
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Lee Yong-hoon |
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| From Bulgaria to the ROK |
| 1994 |
July |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Stanislav Daskalov |
| 1995 |
April |
President Zhelyu Zhelev |
| 2002 |
April |
Deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Vassilev |
| 2005 |
January |
Speaker of the National Assembly Ognyan |
| 2008 |
October |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kalfin |
| 2009 |
October |
President Georgi Parvanov |
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