​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : October 22, 1991
  • Bilateral Trade (2022)
    • Exports : $51,790,785(Synthetic resin, Galvanized steel sheet and strip, Lubricating oil, Part of automobile)
    • Imports : $92,238,244(Sawn wood, Peat, Laminated wood, Other wooden materials)
  • Bilateral Investment(2018)
    • Latvia's Investment in the ROK : $1.53 million
    • ROK Investment in the Latvia's : $7.85 million
  • Number of Koreans living in Latvia(2019) : 52
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Latvia
      • 1991   October Delegation of the ROK including Ambassador Han Tahk-chae
      • 1995   April Special Envoy of the President Chung Jong-wook
      • 2011   July Speaker of the National Assembly Park Hee-tae
      • 2015   April Minister of Education Hwang Woo-Yea
        (to attend the ASEM Education Ministers Meeting)
      • 2017   November Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Vnification Committee(National Assembly) Shim Jaekwon
      • 2019   May Speaker of the National Assembly Moon Hee-sang
    • From Latvia to the ROK
      • 1991   February Minister of Foreign Affairs Janis Jurkans
      • 1993   September Minister of Foreign Trade Olgerts Pavlovskis
      • 1996   October Minister of Foreign Affairs Valdis Birkavs
      • 2009   January Prime Minister Godmanis
      • 2011   June Prime Minister Dombrovskis
      • 2012   October Minister of National Defense Pabriks
      • 2013   May Chairman of National Assembly Aboltina
      • 2013   October Vice Minister of National Defense Sarts
      • 2016   October Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committe(Parliament) Kalnins
      • 2018   February President Vejonis, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rinkevics, Minister of Defence Bergmanis
      • 2019   October Minister of Economy Ralfs Nemiro
      • 2020   January Speaker of the parliament(Saeima) of the Republic of Latvia Ināra Mūrniece

• Related links

  • Embassy of Latvia