​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : The ROK has not established diplomatic relations with Palestine. The ROK acknowledges the Palestinian National Authority as the sole representative of Palestine, but does not recognize the "State of Palestine" as an independent state.
  • Bilateral Trade(2020)
    • Exports : $ 40million
    • Imports : $ 1million
  • Number of Koreans living in Palestine(2020) : 31
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Palestine
      • 1994  November Ambassador Park Dong-soon meets Chairperson of the Palestine Liberation Organization(PLO) Yasser Arafat
      • 1996  January Minister of Foreign Affairs Gong Roh-myong meets Chairperson of the PLO Yasser Arafat
      • 1997  November Deputy Prime Minister of Unification Kwon Oh-gi meets Chairperson of the PLO Yasser Arafat during his visit to Israel
      • 2001  November Chairperson of the United Nations General Assembly Han Seung-soo meets Chairperson of PLO Yasser Arafat
      • 2005  June Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon
      • 2007  December Minister of Foreign Affairs Song Min-soon
      • 2008  June Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Lee Yong-jun
      • 2014  December Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se
      • 2018  December Speaker of the National Assembly of the Rep.of Korea Moon Heesang
    • From Palestine to the ROK
      • 1997  November Minister of Foreign Affairs N. Shaath
      • 1999  December Minister of Agriculture Hikmat Zaid
      • 2000  June Minister of Transportation Ali Qawasmi
      • 2002  November Director General for Asian Affairs Waleed Siam
      • 2005  May Minister of Local Government Affairs Khated Kawasmi
      • 2005  October Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Kidwa
      • 2007  June Foreign Affairs Advisor to the President Khaldi
      • 2007  December Minister of National Economic Hassouneh
      • 2008  May Minister of Foreign Affairs Malki
      • 2008  June Minister of Planning Abdullah
      • 2010  February Chairperson of PLO Abbas
      • 2011  June Minister of Planning and Administrative Development Jarbawi
      • 2015  February Minister of Foreign Affairs Malki
      • 2016  February Chairperson of PLO Abbas
      • 2018  March Nabeel Shaath, Advisor to the President of Palestine for Foreign and International Relations

• Related documents

  • Outcome of the ROK-Palestine Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

• Related links

  • Embassy in Palestine