​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : March, 1969
  • Bilateral Trade(2022 Unit $100,000,000)
    • Exports : 1.43
    • Imports : 3.5
  • Number of Koreans living in Tunisia(2022) : 160
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Tunisia
      • 1999  January Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Bong-ho
      • 1999  April Minister for Trade Han Duck-soo
      • 2001  May Congressman Shin Kye-ryoon
      • 2004  January Former Speaker of the National Assembly Lee Man-sup
      • 2004  March Minister of Information and Communication Jin Dae-jeh
      • 2005  June Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Tae-shik
      • 2006  November Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technology Kim Woo-shik
      • 2007  March Minister of Justice Kim Sung-ho
      • 2007  May Minister of Environment Lee Chi-Beom
      • 2007  July President of Central Officials Training Institute Lee Sung-yeul
      • 2008  December Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Kwon Jong-rak
      • 2009  September Members of the National Assembly Lee Kyeong jae, Huh Cheon
      • 2010  January Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Hyong-o
      • 2010  January Minister of Environment Lee Man-eui
      • 2010  March Vice Minister of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ha Young-je
      • 2010  November Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Kim Jae-Shin
      • 2012  February Administrator of the Public Procurement Service, Choi Kyuyun
      • 2012  December Chancellor of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy, Byung-Kook Kim
      • 2013  January Administrator of the Public Procurement Service, Kang Hoin
      • 2015  May Chairperson of Science, ICT, Future Planning, Broadcasting & Communications Committee, Hong Moon-jong
      • 2016  Nobember Director of Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security, Shin Dong-ik
      • 2016  November Envoy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kim Young-Mok
      • 2018  December Prime Minister, Lee Nak-Yeon
      • 2019  May Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Lee Ju-young
      • 2021  November Deputy Minister for Political Affairs, Yeo Seung-bae
      • 2022  March Minster of the Interior and Safety, Jeon Hae-cheol
      • 2022  May Chairman of the Bid Committee for World Expo 2030 Busan, Kim Young ju
      • 2022  November Senior Secretary for Future strategy in the Office of the President, Jang Sung Min
      • 2022  December Administrator of the Public Procurement Service, Lee Jongwook
      • 2023  May Special Envoy of President, Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City, Park Heong-joon
    • From Tunisia to the ROK
      • 1999  September State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Tahar Sioud
      • 2001  September Minister of Culture A. Hermassi
      • 2001  September Minister of Tourism M. Zenaidi
      • 2002  June Chamber of Deputies Mebazaa
      • 2004  November Minister of Communications and Technology M. Oualli
      • 2005  May Minister of Communications and Technology M. Oualli, Minister in charge of the Civil Service
      • 2005  December Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Saida Chtioui
      • 2006  May Minister of Communications and Technology Montassar Oualli
      • 2008  September Minister of Development and International Cooperation Mohamed Jouini
      • 2008  September Minister of the Affairs of Women, Family, Chidren and the Elderly Affairs Kanoun Jarraya
      • 2008  December Minister of Higher Education, Scientific research and Technology Bou Ouni
      • 2009  June Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah
      • 2012  April Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rafik Abdessalem
      • 2012  June Secretary of State of the Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation, Alaya Bettaieb
      • 2013  October Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Marzoug
      • 2015  April Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Saad Seddik
      • 2015  September Minister of Public Works, Environment and Spatial Planning, Mohamed Salah Arfaoui
      • 2016  May Minister of Public Service, Governance and Fight against Corruption, Kamel Ayadi
      • 2016  October Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining, Hela Cheikhrouhou
      • 2018  April Minister of Foreign Affairs, Khemaies JHINAOUI
      • 2019  August Minister of Equipment, Housing and Spatial Planning, Noureddine Selmi
      • 2022  December Minister of Youth and Sport, Kamel Deguiche
      • 2023  April Customs Director-General, Najet Jaouadi

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