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Libya–South Korea relations are the bilateral relations between Libya and Republic of Korea. The two countries are members of the United Nations.

History

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 December 1980.^[1]

Libya and South Korea established a consular relationship in 1978 and established an ambassador-level relationship in 1981.^[2]^[3] Prior to the establishment of the embassy, South Korea had established and operated a Kotra office in Tripoli since 1974.^[4] Libya had previously established diplomatic relations with North Korea in 1974, and the latter reacted nervously to Libya's move to diplomatic relations with South Korea.^[5]^[6] After the establishment of diplomatic relations, Korea started human exchanges with Libya and also supported public development assistance.^[7]^[8] In addition, various Korean companies participated in Libya's civil and construction projects. The two countries are also regional cooperation partners of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. In the midst of the Libyan civil war, the South Korean government was the first country in Asia to approve the Libyan Transitional Commission.^{[citation needed]}

Diaspora

In January 2015, the number of South Koreans living in Libya was 48.^[9]

Resident diplomatic missions

Libya has an embassy in Seoul.
South Korea has an embassy in Tripoli.

References

^ Korea Annual. Hapdong News Agency. 2004.
^ "AIF" (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ "외교관계수립현황" [Status of establishment of diplomatic relations] (in Korean). Ministry of Foreign Affairs교부. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ "외교부 Open Data". Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ Gwang-gil, Lee (2012-03-18). "북, '한-리비아 수교 막아라' 치열한 외교전". Tongil News (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ Yang, Young-eun. "한국-리비아 수교 당시, 남북 외교전 치열". KBS (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ "경제·무역 - Kotra 해외시장뉴스" (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ "리비아 실종자 확인사업 지원을 위해 우리 정부 30억원 지원" (in Korean). 국무조정실. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Republic of Korea. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Middle East and Africa". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. Retrieved 16 May 2016.