Nepal-Republic of Korea Relations

Political Relations

Diplomatic relations between Nepal and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was established on 15 May 1974. The Republic of Korea opened its Embassy in Kathmandu in 1974. Nepal established its Embassy in Seoul in 2007. The relations between the two countries are based on goodwill, friendship and mutual cooperation. Frequent exchanges of visits at various levels have further strengthened these relations. Two countries celebrated the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2014. Nepal has appointed its Honorary Consul in Busan city.

Bilateral Mechanism

Nepal and the RoK have concluded an agreement for the establishment of Consultation Mechanism between the Foreign Ministries of both countries in October 2001. Four meetings of the mechanism have concluded so far. The fourth meeting was held in Seoul on 23 July 2018. The mechanism provides an opportunity for both sides to discuss on various dimensions of the bilateral relations and to share views on further enhancing bilateral cooperation in upcoming days.

Exchange of Visits

High-level visits from Nepal to the Republic of Korea include the visit of Mr. Mahendra Bahadur Pandey, then Minister for Foreign Affairs, from May 12 to 16, 2014 to attend the program organized by the Embassy of Nepal in Seoul marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the bilateral relations between Nepal and the RoK, and visit of Foreign Secretary Mr. Shanker Das Bairagi from 11 to 16 June 2016 to hold bilateral meeting, the visit of Hon. Tapta Bahadur Bista, then State Minister for Information and Communication to participate in the meeting of International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World 2017 held in Busan from 25-28 September 2017 and the visit of Hon. Gokul Prasad Baskota, Minister for Communication and Information Technology to participate in the ICT Ministerial Meeting 2018 held in Seoul on 13 September 2018.

Similarly, high-level visits from the Republic of Korea to Nepal include the visit of Mr. Yu Myung-hwan, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on 22 June 2009, visit of Mr. Kyung-soo Lee, Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs of the Republic of Korea from 25 to 27 November 2014 to participate in the 18th SAARC Summit and the visit of Mr. Chung Eui-hwa, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea from 24 to 26 April 2016 leading a 22-member delegation including four members of the Parliament.