Foreign relations exist between
Austria and
South Korea. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on May 22, 1963.
Missions
Austria has an embassy in
Seoul and an honorary consulate in
Busan. South Korea has an embassy in
Vienna and 4 honorary consulates (in
Graz
Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...
,
Klagenfurt,
Linz and
Salzburg). The Austrian embassy in Seoul is located in the same building as the Australian embassy, often leading to misdelivered mail and confused visitors.
Trade
In 2007, South Korea was Austria's fourth-largest non-European Union trading partner. Two way trade was valued at about US$1.8 billion that year.
Bilateral visits
In April 2007, the
President of Austria
The president of Austria (german: Bundespräsident der Republik Österreich) is the head of state of the Republic of Austria. Though theoretically entrusted with great power by the Constitution, in practice the president is largely a ceremonial ...
Heinz Fischer paid a
state visit
A state visit is a formal visit by a head of state to a foreign country, at the invitation of the head of state of that foreign country, with the latter also acting as the official host for the duration of the state visit. Speaking for the host ...
to South Korea. It was the first ever state visit of an Austrian President to the republic.
See also
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Foreign relations of Austria
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Foreign relations of South Korea
South Korea maintains diplomatic relations with 191 countries. The country has also been a member of the United Nations since 1991, when it became a member state at the same time as North Korea. South Korea has also hosted major internation ...
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South Korea–EU relations
Notes and references
External links
Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with South Korea (in German only) Austrian embassy in Seoul (in German and Korean only) South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Austria South Korean embassy in Vienna
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Korea, South
Bilateral relations of South Korea