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Korea and Latvia
Embassy of the Republic of Korea / www.swe.mofat.go.kr
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1991 Diplomatic ties between Korea and Latvia
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Trade volume : 93million USD(2010)
Investment(accumulative amount 2010) Korea Latvia :7.7million USD 1991
1993 1995
1996
2008 2009 2010
Minister of Foreign Affairs Janis Jurkans Minister of Trade and Economy
Gleb Pavlovsky
Special Envoy of the President Chung Jong-wook
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gong Ro-myeong
Minister of Foreign Affairs Valdis Birkavs
Minister of Transport Ainārs Šlesers Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis - First official visit since 1991
Delegation of the Korean National Assembly State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Andris Teikmanis
Major trade items:
Korea Latvia : Electrical goods, PlasticRubber & Leather products, Chemical industry products, Machinery
Latvia Korea : Forest products, Mineral products, Chemical industry products
Korea-EU FTA: effective from July 1 2011CuCullttuurraall EExxcchhaannggeess
Cultural performance
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Official event for celebrating15th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Korea and Latvia(2008)
- 2009 Korea Day
(November 19)(Korean ceramic, food and electrical products)
- 2010 Korea Day
(June 8-9)(Dance performance “NANTA”, Korean film festival, Korean food reception)
Cooperation agreement between University of Latvia and Kyungp0ok National University
Invitation by Korea Foundation
Korean Community in Latvia
Korean residents : 50
Korean companies :
LG electronics, Samsung Electronics
Korean restaurant : “Soraksan”
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Agreement on the Reciprocal Protection of Investment (1996)
Agreement on Abolition of Visa Requirements (2003)
Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation (2008)
MOU on the Procedure for Political Consultations (2010)
Agreements under negotiation(2011)- Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Driving License
- Cultural Agreement - Agreement on Air Services
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1th Foreign Ministry Policy Consultation between State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Andris Teikmanis and Vice Mnister Shin Gak-soo (Mars 2010, Seoul)
Ambassador Cho Hee-yong’s visit to Latvia (10 times since Oct. 2008)
Ambassador Pēteris Vaivars’ visit to Korea (December 2010, Seoul)The Korean Alphabet “Hangeul”
: ten vowels and fourteen consonants.
<Vowels>
ㅏ ㅑ ㅓ ㅕ ㅗ ㅛ ㅜ ㅠ ㅡ ㅣ
<Consonants>
ㄱ ㄴ ㄷ ㄹ ㅁ ㅂ ㅅ ㅇ ㅈ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ ㅎ
<Ex> 감 사 합 니 다(Thank you) Gam sa ham ni da
