Establishment of Diplomatic Relations: December, 1955
Bilateral Trade(2008):
- Export: $ 10,500,000,000 (Semiconductor, Wireless Communication Devices, Automobile, Computer, Ships)
- Import: $ 14,700,000,000 (Automobile, Machineries)
Bilateral Investment(~2008 December):
- The ROK's Investment in Germany: $ 2,610,000,000
- Germany's Investment in the ROK: $ 8,400,000,000
Number of Koreans living in Germany(2008 December): About 32,000
High-level Exchanges:
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| From the ROK to Germany |
| 1995 |
March |
President Kim Young-sam |
| 1997 |
May |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoo Jong-ha |
| 2000 |
March |
President Kim Dae-jung |
| 2002 |
November |
Speaker of the National Assembly Park Kwan-yong |
| 2002 |
November |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Choi Sung-hong |
| 2003 |
November |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yoon Young-kwan |
| 2004 |
October |
Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan |
| 2005 |
April |
President Roh Moo-hyun |
| 2005 |
October |
Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan |
| 2006 |
June |
Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook |
| 2007 |
October |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Song Min-soon |
| 2009 |
April |
Prime Minister Han Seung-soo |
| |
| From Germany to the ROK |
| 1993 |
March |
Chancellor Helmut Kohl |
| 1993 |
July |
Federal Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel |
| 1997 |
October |
Federal Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel |
| 1998 |
September |
President Roman Herzog |
| 2000 |
October |
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder |
| 2000 |
November |
Federal Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer |
| 2002 |
June |
President Johannes Rau |
| 2004 |
April |
Deputy Speaker of German Parliament Dr. Antje Vollmer |
| 2006 |
February |
Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
| 2008 |
August |
Speaker of German Parliament Norbert Lammert |
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Embassy in Germany
