Nepal–South Korea relations
You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Korean. (October 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Nepal |
South Korea |
---|
Nepal–South Korea relations refers to foreign relations between Nepal and South Korea.
History
[edit]Nepal–South Korea relations were officially established on 15 May 1974.[1] The same year, South Korea opened its embassy in Kathmandu, and Nepal opened its embassy in Seoul in 2007.[1][2]
In 2016, former Speaker of the National Assembly, Chung Ui-hwa visited Nepal, and Chairman of the National Assembly of Nepal, Ganesh Prasad Timilsina visited South Korea in 2019.[3]
In 2004, it was reported that there were more than 4,600 Nepali migrant workers in South Korea.[4] The same year, it was also reported that more than every year around 10,000 South Koreans visit Nepal; remarkably, 29,680 tourists visited Nepal in 2019.[4][5]
South Korea provided US$1 million in humanitarian aid to Nepal following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nepal-Republic of Korea Relations". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nepal. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Nepal-Republic of Korea Relations". Embassy of Nepal – Seoul, Korea. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Newly-appointed Korean Ambassador Park vows to take Nepal-Korea relations to a new height". My Republica. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ a b Singh, Rishi (12 May 2004). "Reception to mark Nepal, South Korea relations". The Himalayan Times. Archived from the original on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "Nepal Tourism Statistics 2019" (PDF). Nepal Tourism Board. 2019. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ 정부 "네팔에 100만달러 지원…한국인 부상자 3명으로 늘어"(종합2보). Korea Food for the Hungry International (in Korean). 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ 기아대책 네팔 지진 긴급구호 상황일지[DAY11,12]. Korea Food for the Hungry Intl. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.