Establishment of Diplomatic Relations: April 15, 1961
Bilateral Trade(2008):
- Export: $ 1,410,000,000 (Ships, Automobile, Electronics)
- Import: $ 130,000,000 (Tobacco, Fur, Agricultural Products)
Number of Koreans living in Greece(2005): About 322
High-level Exchanges:
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| From the ROK to Greece |
| 1995 |
May |
Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations Ban Ki-moon |
| 1999 |
January |
Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Bong-ho |
| 2000 |
May |
Speaker of the National Assembly Park Joon-kyu |
| 2001 |
October |
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Yoo Sam-nam |
| 2002 |
August |
Minister for Trade Hwang Doo-yun |
| 2002 |
November |
Chairman of the Civil Service Commission Cho Chang-hyun |
| 2004 |
April |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon |
| 2004 |
June |
Chairperson of the Board of Audit and Inspection Jeon Yun-chul |
| 2004 |
August |
Minister of Culture and Tourism Jung Dong-chae |
| 2006 |
April |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon |
| 2006 |
September |
President Roh Moo-hyun |
| 2007 |
June |
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Kang Moo-hyun |
| 2007 |
October |
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Kang Moo-hyun |
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| From Greece to the ROK |
| 1987 |
July |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Karolos Papoulias |
| 1990 |
November |
Prime Minister Konstadinos Mitsotakis |
| 1995 |
May |
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew |
| 1998 |
March |
Minister of the Mercantile Marine Stavros Soumakis |
| 2000 |
February |
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew |
| 2000 |
October |
Alternate Foreign Minister Elisavet Papazoi |
| 2003 |
February |
Alternate Foreign Minister Tasso Giannitsis |
| 2004 |
November |
Minister of Agricultural Development Evangelos Bassiako |
| 2005 |
January |
Minister of Mercantile Marine Manolis Kefalogiannis |
| 2005 |
September |
Mayor of Athens Dora Bakoyannis |
| 2007 |
June |
Minister of Transportation and Communications Michail Georgios Liapis |
| 2008 |
June |
Minister of Maritime Transportation Voulgarakis |
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