​Overview

• • 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
      • 2018   July Special Envoy Abadula

• Related links

  • Embassy in Ethiopia