​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : June 18, 1980
  • Bilateral Trade(2023, $2,085,000,000)
    • Exports : 44
    • Imports : 164
  • Number of Koreans living in U.A.E.(2023) : about 9,227
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to U.A.E.
      • 2001  February Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Shin Kook-hwan
      • 2001  May Prime Minister Lee Han-dong
      • 2003  May Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Yoon Jin-shik
      • 2004  February Special Envoy of the President Cho Young-gil
      • 2004  July Minister for Trade Hwang Doo-yeon
      • 2005  February Vice Minister of Defense Yoo Hyo-il
      • 2005  November Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan
      • 2006  March Minister of Information and Communication Jin Dae-jeh
      • 2006  May President Roh Moo-hyun
      • 2006  September Prime Minister Han Myong-sook
      • 2007  February Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Kim Young-joo
      • 2007  April Former Mayor of Seoul Lee Myunhg bak
      • 2007  August Minister of Foreign Affairs Song Min-soon
      • 2008  June Minister of Knowledge Economy Lee Yun-ho
      • 2008  August Minister of Land Chung Jong-hwan
      • 2009  January Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Hyong-o
      • 2009  March Prosecutor General Lim Chae-jin
      • 2009  June Prime Minister Han Seung-soo
      • 2009  November Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan
      • 2009  December President Lee Myung bak
      • 2011  February Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan
      • 2011  February Minister of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin
      • 2011  March President Lee Myung bak
      • 2011  September Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs Kwon Do-youp
      • 2012  January Prime Minister Kim Hwang-shik
      • 2012  February Presudebt Lee Myung bak
      • 2012  March Minister of Knowledge Economy Hong Suk-woo
      • 2012  May Minister of Finance, Planning Park Jae-wan
      • 2012  May Minister of Knowledge Economy Hong Suk-woo
      • 2012  May Minister of Health and Welfare, Rim Chemin
      • 2012  November Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kim Sung-hwan
      • 2012  November President Lee Myung bak
      • 2013  February Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon
      • 2013  May Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Yoon Sang-jick(Special envoy of the President)
      • 2013  October Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lee Kyung-soo
      • 2013  December Minister of Defense, Kim Kwan-jin
      • 2014  January Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Yoon Sang-jick
      • 2014  May President Park Geun-hye
      • 2014  September Ministry of Health and Welfare, Moon Hyungpyo
      • 2015  February Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Hwang, Woo Yea
      • 2015  February Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Yoon Sang-jick
      • 2015  March President, Park Geun-hye
      • 2015  June Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transsport, Yu Il-ho
      • 2016  February Commissioner General of the Korean National Police Agency, Kang Sin-myeong
      • 2016  February Minister of Health and Welfare, Chung Chin-youb
      • 2016  May Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance, Yoo Il-ho
      • 2016  October Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Joo Hyung-hwan
      • 2017  April Speaker of National Assembly, Chung Sye-kyun
      • 2018  March President, Moon Jae-in
      • 2018  July Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kang Kyung-wha
      • 2018  December Chairman of the National Assembly, Moon Hee-sang
      • 2019  January Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Sung Yoon-mo
      • 2019  January Minister of Health and Welfare, Park Neung-hoo
      • 2019  February ​Minister of National Defense, Jeong Kyeong-doo
      • 2020  November Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kang Kyung hwa
      • 2021  February Speaker of the National Assembly Park Beong-seog
      • 2021  March Minister of National Defense, Suk Wook
      • 2021  October Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chung Eui-yong
      • 2022  January President, Moon Jae-in 
      • 2022  May Special Presidential Envoy, Chang, Je Won 
      • 2022  October Speaker of the National Assembly, Kim Jin-pyo
      • 2022  December Chief of Staff, Kim Dae-ki(Special Presidentail Envoy)
      • 2023  January President Yoon Suk Yeol(State Visit)
      • 2023  February Minister of Defense, Lee Jong-sup
      • 2024  February Minister of Defense, Shin Won-sik
    • From the U.A.E. to ROK
      • 2000  June Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Al-Nasseri
      • 2001  September Minister of Education and Youth Al-Sharhan
      • 2004  April Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hamdan
      • 2006  June Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Emirate Mohammed
      • 2007  May Vice President and Prime Minister Mohammed
      • 2007  June Minister of Foreign Trade Al Qasimi
      • 2007  September Deputy Prime Minister Hamdan
      • 2008  July Dubai Princess Maitha
      • 2009  February Minister of Environment Rashid
      • 2009  April Minister of Foreign Trade Al Qasimi
      • 2009  June Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Abdullah
      • 2010  March Minister of Foreign Trade Al Qasimi
      • 2010  May Minister of Economy Mansoori
      • 2010  May Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi H.H. Sheikh Mohammed
      • 2011  April Minister of Foreign Trade Al Qasimi
      • 2012  February Minister of Foreign Trade Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of the Government of Abu Dhabi Khaldoon
      • 2012  March Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi H.H. Sheikh Mohammed
      • 2012  June Minister of State, Al-Hashimi
      • 2012  July UAE Youth Ambassadors Program
      • 2012  September Minister of State, Al-Shamsi
      • 2013  February Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah
      • 2013  April Arab Emirates Commander of Joint Logistics, Ishaq Saleh Al-Baloshi
      • 2013  May Minister of State,H.E. Abdulla Ghobash
      • 2013  June UAE Youth Ambassadors Program
      • 2013  November Chairman of the Department of Municipal Affairs, Al Mansouri
      • 2014  February Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi H.H. Sheikh Mohammed
      • 2014  August UAE Youth Ambassadors Program
      • 2014  October Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of the Government of Abu Dhabi , Al Mubarak
      • 2015  April Chairman of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi, H.H. Sheikh Hamed
      • 2015  May Minister of Education, H.E. Hussain Ibrahim Al Hammadi
      • 2015  July UAE Youth Ambassadors Program
      • 2016  November Ruler of Ras Al-khaimah Emirate, Al Saud
      • 2018  January Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of the Government of Abu Dhabi , Al Mubarak
      • 2018  June Minister of State and Chief Executive Officer of ADNOC, Al Jaber
      • 2019  February Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi H.H. Sheikh Mohammed
      • 2020  July Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah
      • 2021  October Speaker of the Federal National Council, H.E. Saqr Ghobash
      • 2022  May Chairman of Abu Dhabi Excutive Affairs Authority, Khaldoon Al Mubarak
      • 2022  June Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Sultan Al Jaber
      • 2022  September Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority, Khaldoon Al Mubarak
      • 2023  June Minster of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah
      • 2023  August Chairman of Executive Affairs Authority, Khaldoon Al Mubarak
      • 2024  May Presdent H.H. Sheikh Mohamed(State visit)

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• Related links

  • Embassy in U.A.E.