​Overview

• • Establishment of Diplomatic Relations : March 23, 1990
  • Bilateral Trade(2023)
    • Exports : $ 196 million (Synthetic resins, Automobiles, Polyester Fibers etc.)
    • Imports : $ 385 million (Feed, Bronze, Water Fabrics etc.)
  • Investment
    • Korea's Investment in Bulgaria(~2023.9.) : $ 278 million
    • Bulgaria's Investment in Korea(~2023.12.) : $ 1.4 million
  • Number of Koreans living in Bulgaria(2023) : about 224
  • High-level Exchanges
    • From the ROK to Bulgaria
      • 1990  March Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Ho-jung
      • 2001  August Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Sung-hong
      • 2002  November Speaker of the National Assembly Park Kwan-yong
      • 2006  June Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook
      • 2008  October Minister of Justice Kim Kyung-han,
        Miniter of Public Administration and Security Won Sei-hoon
      • 2009  May Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Hyong-O
      • 2010  March Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs Chung Jong-hwan
      • 2011  September Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik
      • 2012  April Chief Justice Lee Kang-kook
      • 2016  June Minster of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se
      • 2016  July Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly Park Joo-sun
      • 2017  October Prime Minister Lee Nak-Yeon
      • 2022  December Presidential Special Envoy Park Heong-joon
      • 2023  November Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly Chung Woo-taik
      • 2024  February Speaker of the National Assembly Kim Jin-pyo
    • From Bulgaria to the ROK
      • 1994  July Minister of Foreign Affairs Stanislav Daskalov
      • 1995  April President Zhelyu Zhelev
      • 2002  April Deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Vassilev
      • 2005  January Speaker of the National Assembly Gerdjikov
      • 2008  October Minister of Foreign Affairs Kalfin
      • 2009  October President Georgi Parvanov
      • 2011  May Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Tsvetkov
      • 2011  September Chief Justice Tanchev
      • 2012  October Chief Justice Tanchev
      • 2015  May President Rosen Plevneliev
      • 2015  November Minister of Regional Development Pavlova
      • 2017  August Speaker of the National Assembly Glavchev
      • 2018  September Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev
      • 2019  September Economy Minister Karanikolov
      • 2019  September Prime Minister Borissov
      • 2023 December Minister of Economy and Industry Bogdanov

• Related documents

  • The President Speaks by Phone to Prime Minister of Republic of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov
  • ROK and Bulgarian Presidents Exchange Celebratory Letters to Mark 30th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations
  • 2nd Session of ROK-Bulgaria Joint Economic Commission Takes Place

• Related links

  • Embassy in Bulgaria