Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : December 23, 1963
Bilateral Trade(2018)
Exports : $ 105 million
Imports : $ 54 million
Infantry men of 3,518 from Ethiopia have participated in the Korean War
Official Development Assistance(1991-2017) : $ 293.2m
Number of Koreans living in Ethiopia(2017) : 500
High-level Exchanges
From the ROK to Ethiopia
1994 May Special Envoy Roh Young-chan
1995 May Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Shi-young (As a Special Envoy of the President)
1996 January President of the Korean International Cooperation Agency(KOICA) Cheong Joo-nyun
2003 May Delegation of the National Assembly's Committee for Unification, Foreign Affairs and Trade (Congressmen Cho Woong-kyu, Yoo Heung-soo, Kim Yong-kap)
2003 July Special Envoy of the Minister Ahn Hyo-seung
2003 December President of KOICA Kim Suk-hyun
2005 June Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
2007 January President of KOICA
2009 November Ambassador for Overseas Koreans
2010 February Deputy Minister of Political Affairs
2010 June Deputy Prime Minister
2011 Januaryv Ambassador for Energy and Resources
2011 Januaryv Member of National Assembly
2011 Januaryv Deputy Minister of Political Affairs
2011 July President Lee Myung Bak
2012 March Governor of the North Gyeongsang Province Kim Kwan-Yong
2012 September Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Sung Hwan
2013 January Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Sung Hwan
2013 September Governor of the North Gyeongsang Province Kim Kwan-Yong
2013 December Korea-Ethiopia Friendship Association
2014 July Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Kyung-soo
2015 January Deputy Minister for Multilateral and Global Affairs Shin Dong-ik
2015 February Deputy Prime Minister and Miniter of Education Hwang Woo-yea
2015 March Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs Chong Jong Sup
2015 July Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se
2015 December Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Sungchoon
2016 May President Park Geun-hye
2016 July, Decmber Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se
From Ethiopia to the ROK
1992 November Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum
1995 November Deputy Prime Minister Tamrat
1997 October Minister of Construction Haile
1998 October Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
2002 July Vice Speaker of the House Petros
2004 June Deputy Minister of Infra Haile
2007 May Minister of Planning and Development Yilala
2009 November Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin
2010 April State Minister of Foreign Affairs
2010 September Minister of Reconstruction
2010 November Prime Minister Meles
2011 November Prime Minister Meles
2012 June Governor of Tigray Abay
2013 June Minister of Foreign Affairs Tedros
2013 June Speaker of the House Abadula
2013 July Minister for the Civil Service Mukhtar
2013 July Minister of Defence Fegessa
2013 October Minister of Water Resources and Energy Alemayehu
2013 November Minister of Science and Technology Demitu
2014 February Speaker of the House Abadula
2014 February Vice Minister of Government Administration Mesrak
2014 June Governor for Amhara Gedu
2014 July October Governor for Oromia Mukhtar
2014 October Governor for Tigray Abay
2014 October Minister of State Muferihat
2014 October Minister of Information and Communication Debretsion
2014 December Deputy Prime Minister Demeke
2014 December Vice Minister of Industry Tadesse
2014 December Vice Minister of Information and Communication Technology Getachew
2015 February Minister of Industry Ahmed
2015 February Minister of Science and Technology Demitu
2015 April President Mulatu, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy Alemayehu
2015 June Minister of Urban Development and Construction Mekuria
2015 October Minister of Information and Communication Deberetsion
2015 October Minister of Transportation Workneh
2015 November Minister of Urban Development and Construction Mekuria
2015 November Minister of Finance and Economic Development Abdulaziz
2018 May Minister of Finance and Economic Development Abraham Tekeste