​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : February 15, 1949
  • Bilateral Trade(2022)
    • Exports : $5,254,910,425(Vessel, Other automobile, Passenger car, Electric vehicle)
    • Imports : $7,703,990,839(Uuranium, Bag, Cosmetics, Medicaments)
  • Bilateral Investment        
    • The ROK's Investment in France(~2018) : $2,883 million
    • France's Investment in the ROK(~2019) : $8,571 million
  • Number of Koreans living in France(2019) : 29,167
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to France
      • 1986   April President Chun Doo-hwan
      • 1989   November President Roh Tae-woo
      • 1993   January Minister of Foreign Affairs Lee Sang-ok
      • 1993   June Minister of Foreign Affairs Han Seung-joo
      • 1995   March President Kim Young-sam
      • 1999   June Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil
      • 2000   March President Kim Dae-jung
      • 2001   July Minister of Foreign Affairs Han Seung-soo
      • 2002   November Deputy Prime Minister Jeon Yun-chul
      • 2003   November Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Young-kwan
      • 2004   December President Roh Moo-hyun
      • 2006   February Minister of Foreign Affairs Ban Ki-moon
      • 2006   June Prime Minster Han Myeong-sook
      • 2007   June Prime Minster Han Duk-soo
      • 2007   December Minister of National Defense Kim Jang-soo
      • 2008   October Special Envoy of the President Sakong-Il
      • 2008   November Chairman of National Assembly Kim Hyung-oh
      • 2009   February Special Envoy of the President Sakong-Il
      • 2009   June Prime Minister Han Seung-soo
      • 2011   May President Lee Myung-bak
      • 2013   November President Park Geun-hye
      • 2015   July Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se
      • 2015   September Prime Minster Hwang Kyo-ahn
      • 2016   June President Park Geun-hye
      • 2016   June Minister of Defense Han Min-koo
      • 2016   August Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Kim Jong-deok
      • 2017   October Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha
      • 2017   November Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Paik Un-hyu
      • 2018   March Minister of Science and ICT Yoo Young Min
      • 2018   March Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Young-joo
      • 2018   October President Moon Jae-in
      • 2018   November Minister of the Interior and Safety, Kim Boo-Kyum
      • 2019   May Minister of Foreign Affairs Kang Kyung-wha
      • 2019   June Minister of Culture, sports and Tourism Park Yang-woo
      • 2019 December Minister of SMEs and Startups Park Young-sun
      • 2021 October Minister of Foreign Affairs Chung Eui-yong(OECD)
      • 2022   June Special Envoy of the President Kim Gi-Hyeon
      • 2022   June Prime Minster Han Duck-soo(BIE)
      • 2022   November Prime Minster Han Duck-soo(BIE)
      • 2023   June President Yoon Suk Yeo(BIE)
      • 2023 September Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin
      • 2023   October Prime Minster Han Duck-soo(BIE)
      • 2023 November Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin
      • 2023  November President Yoon Suk Yeo
      • 2023   November Prime Minster Han Duck-soo(BIE)
    • From France to the ROK
      • 1985   April Prime Minister Laurent Fabius
      • 1991   May Prime Minister Michel Rocard
      • 1993   September President Francois Mitterand
      • 1998   February Former Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy
      • 2000   October President Jacques Chirac
      • 2002   November Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs Michele Alliot-Marie
      • 2003   January Minister of Foreign Affairs Dominique de Villepin
      • 2003   May Minister of State for War Veterans M. Hamlaoui Mekachera
      • 2007   March Minister of Defense Alliot-Marie
      • 2008   June Minister of Trade Idrac
      • 2009   October Special Envoy of the President Lang
      • 2010   March Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard Kouchner
      • 2010   June Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment Lagarde
      • 2010   November President Nicolas Sarkozy
      • 2011   October Prime Minister Fillon
      • 2012   March Prime Minister Fillon (To attend Seoul Nuclear Security Summit)
      • 2013   February Minister of Higher Education and Research Genevieve Fioraso
      • 2013   July Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault
      • 2015   November President Francois Hollande
      • 2016   March Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault
      • 2016   May Minister of State for State Reform and Simplification Jean-Vincent Place
      • 2016   November Minister of State for State Reform and Simplification Jean-Vincent Place
      • 2017   March Minister of State for State reform and simplification Jean-Vincent Place
      • 2018   February Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian
      • 2018   February Minister of Sports Laura Flessel
      • 2018   March Minister of Sports Laura Flessel
      • 2018   March Secretary of State in charge of People with Disabilities Sophie Cluzel
      • 2019   February Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Mounir Mahjoubi
      • 2019   May Secretary of State for Economy and Finance Agnes Pannier-Runacher
      • 2019   August Congressman Son-Forget
      • 2019   November Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Cédric O
      • 2021   April Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Cédric O
      • 2021   June Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Cédric O
      • 2021   November Secretary of State for Digital Affairs Cédric O
      • 2023   April Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna

• Related documents

  • ROK and France Hold their 3nd Foreign Ministerial Strategic Dialogue
  • ROK and France Hold their 2nd Foreign Ministerial Strategic Dialogue
  • Korea-France Joint Declaration(2018, Oct)
  • “Years 2015-2016 of ROK-France Bilateral Exchanges” Event
  • ROK and France Hold their 1st Foreign Ministerial Strategic Dialogue

• Related links

  • Embassy in France
  • Embassy of France