​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : May 20, 2002
  • Bilateral Trade(2020) : $30 million
    • Exports : $2.3 million
    • Imports : $27.7 million
  • Investment(cumulative total as of 2020) : $41.9 million
  • People-to-People Exchanges (2019)
    • Number of Korean visitors to Timor-leste : 1,445
    • Number of Timorese visitors to ROK : 1,285
  • Number of Koreans living in Timor-leste(2020) : 123
  • Number of Timorese living in ROK(2020) : 2,160
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From Timor-leste to the ROK
      • Feb.   2013 Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao
      • Oct.   2014 Minister of Commerce, industry and Environment Antonio da Conceicao
      • Oct.   2014 Minister of Transport and Telecommunications Pedro Lay da Silva
      • Sep.   2015 Minister of Defence Cirilo Cristovao
      • Jun.   2016 Minister of Foreign Affairs Hernai F. Coelho da Silva
      • Oct.   2016 Minister of State and Coordinator of State Administration Affairs and Justice Dionisio Babo Soares
      • Apr.   2017 Minister of Foreign Affairs Hernai F. Coelho da Silva
    • From the ROK to Timor-leste
      • May.   2002 Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration Lee Hong-ku
      • May.   2007 Special Envoy of the President Jeon Yoon-chul
      • Jan.   2013 Rep. Park Sang Eun, Park Soo Hyun
      • Feb.   2017 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Lim Sungnam
      • Aug.   2019 Former Commissioner of UN International Electoral Commission for East Timor Popular Consultation Sohn Bong-Scuk

• • Related links

    • Embassy in Timor-Leste