​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : September 30, 1990
  • Bilateral Trade (2023, KITA) : $ 15.03 billion
    • Exports : $ 6.16 billion
    • Imports : $ 8.89 billion
  • The ROK's Investment in Russia(~2023) : $ 4.19 billion
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Russia
      • 1990   December President Roh Tea-woo
      • 1994   June President Kim Young-sam
      • 1999   May President Kim Dae-jung
      • 2000   June Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Jung-bin
      • 2000   October Prime Minister Lee Han-dong
      • 2003   November Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoon Yeong-gwan
      • 2004   May Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon
      • 2004   September President Roh Moo-hyun
      • 2005   May President Roh Moo-hyun (For the 60th Anniversary of Victory in WWII)
      • 2006   April Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon
      • 2006   November Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon
      • 2007   March Minister of Foreign Affairs Song Min-soon
      • 2007   August Minister of Foreign Affairs Song Min-soon
      • 2008   September Minister of Foreign Affairs Yu Myung-hwan
      • 2008   September President Lee Myung-bak
      • 2010   September President Lee Myung-bak
      • 2011   May Former President Kim Young Sam
      • 2011   November President Lee Myung-bak
      • 2013   September President Park Geun-hye(G20 Summit)
      • 2014   February Prime Minister Chung Hong-won
      • 2016   June Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se
      • 2016   September President Park Geun-hye
      • 2017   August Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-hwa
      • 2017   September President Moon Jae-in
      • 2018   June President Moon Jae-in
      • 2018   September Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon
      • 2019   June Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-hwa
    • From Russia to the ROK
      • 1991   April President Mikhail Gorbachev
      • 1992   November President Boris Yeltsin
      • 2001   February President Vladimir Putin
      • 2004   July Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov
      • 2005   November President Vladimir Putin
      • 2006   October Prime Minister Fradkov
      • 2007   June Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov
      • 2008   February Prime Minister Zubkov
      • 2009   April Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov
      • 2010   November President Dmitry Medvedev
      • 2012   March President Dmitry Medvedev
      • 2013   November President Vladimir Putin
      • 2021   March Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov

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  • Outcome of Telephone Conversation between Korean and Russian Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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  • The President Speaks by Phone to President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to Mark 30th Anniversary of Korea-Russia Diplomatic Ties
  • Korea-Russian Far East and Siberia Sub-committee Holds its 13th Meeting
  • 24th ROK-Russia Meeting of Directors-General for Regional Affairs Takes Place
  • DPM Hong Meets with Russian Businesses, Seeking Closer Cooperation
  • DPM Hong Attends the 18th Korea-Russia Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation
  • DPM Hong Attends the 5th Eastern Economic Forum
  • DPM Hong delivers congratulatory speech on 'Reviving value chain with Eurasia' at the Korea–Russia Business Dialogue in Vladivostok, Russia
  • Outcome of ROK-Russia Foreign Ministerial Meeting
  • Results of Korea-Russia Summit on Sidelines of G20 Summit in Japan
  • The President Meets with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev
  • Outcome of Meeting between ROK and Russian Top Negotiators on North Korean Nuclear Issue
  • Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Lee Do-hoon to Visit Russia and EU
  • Outcome of ROK-Russia Foreign Ministerial Meeting Held on Occasion of Munich Security Conference 2019
  • Outcome of ROK-Russia Meeting of Head Delegates to Six-Party Talks
  • ROK-Russia Meeting of Head Delegates to Six-Party Talks to Take Place
  • Foreign Minister Meets with Minister for Development of Russian Far East
  • PM attends economic forum in Vladivostok
  • PM meets Russian president
  • PM leaves for visit Russia's Vladivostok for economic forum
  • Outcome of ROK-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Held on Sidelines of ASEAN-Related Foreign Ministers’ Meetings 2018
  • Foreign Minister Meets with Chairman of Russian State Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee Slutskiy
  • President Moon to pay state visit to Russia from June 21-24
  • PM Lee with Russian Deputy PM
  • DPM Kim signs an agreed minute at the 17th Meeting of the Korea-Russia Joint Commission on Economic, Scientific and Technological Cooperation
  • Vice Foreign Minister Holds 6th ROK-Russia Strategic Dialogue
  • ROK-Russia Far East and Siberia Subcommittee Holds its 12th Meeting
  • 18th ROK-Russia Policy Consultation Takes Place
  • Outcome of ROK-Russia Foreign Ministerial Meeting Held on Sidelines of 37th UNHRC Session
  • Vice Foreign Minister Holds 6th ROK-Russia Strategic Dialogue
  • Foreign Minister Meets with Chairman of Russian State Duma's Foreign Affairs Committee Slutskiy
  • Outcome of ROK-Russia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Held on Sidelines of ASEAN-Related Foreign Ministers’ Meetings 2018
  • Foreign Minister Meets with Minister for Development of Russian Far East
  • The President and Russian President Vladimir Putin Hold Summit
  • The President to Make State Visit to Russian Federation

• Related links

  • Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Russian Federation
  • Consulate General in Vladivostok
  • Consulate General in Saint-Petersburg
  • Consulate General in Irkutsk
  • Embassy of the Russian Federation
  • Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Busan