Libya–South Korea relations

Both countries established diplomatic relations on 29 December 1980.{{Cite book |title=Korea Annual |publisher=Hapdong News Agency |year=2004}}

Libya and South Korea established a consular relationship in 1978 and established an ambassador-level relationship in 1981.{{cite web|url=https://www.emerics.org:446/aif//nationInfoView.es?systemcode=05&mid=a30500000000&brdctsNo=349602&nation_idx=35&search_area=4|lang=ko|title=AIF|access-date=2023-10-10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.kr/www/wpge/m_4181/contents.do|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs교부|lang=ko|title=외교관계수립현황 |trans-title=Status of establishment of diplomatic relations|access-date=2023-10-10}} Prior to the establishment of the embassy, South Korea had established and operated a Kotra office in Tripoli since 1974.{{cite web|url=https://opendata.mofa.go.kr/core/resource/Organization/AG00548.page|title=외교부 Open Data|access-date=2023-10-10}} 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.{{cite web |last=Gwang-gil |first=Lee |date=2012-03-18 |title=북, '한-리비아 수교 막아라' 치열한 외교전 |url=http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=97881 |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Tongil News |lang=ko}}{{cite web |last=Yang |first=Young-eun |title=한국-리비아 수교 당시, 남북 외교전 치열 |url=https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/pc/view/view.do?ncd=2451783 |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=KBS |lang=ko}} After the establishment of diplomatic relations, Korea started human exchanges with Libya and also supported public development assistance.{{cite web|url=https://dream.kotra.or.kr/kotranews/index.do|lang=ko|title=경제·무역 - Kotra 해외시장뉴스|access-date=2023-10-10}}{{cite web|url=https://www.odakorea.go.kr/bbs/selectArticleDetail?bbsId=kor_101&nttId=1140&menuNo=11031000|publisher=국무조정실|lang=ko|title=리비아 실종자 확인사업 지원을 위해 우리 정부 30억원 지원|access-date=2023-10-10}} 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.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

In January 2015, the number of South Koreans living in Libya was 48.{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/middleeast/countries/20070804/1_24497.jsp?menu=m_30_50|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Middle East and Africa|author1=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|author2= Republic of Korea|work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea|access-date=16 May 2016}}

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

• Foreign relations of Libya
• Foreign relations of South Korea

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