Italy-South Korea relations are foreign relations between Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 and South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

. Both countries established diplomatic relations on June 26, 1884. During the Korean War

Korean War

The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...

, Italy sent medical staff to help South Korea.

Italy has an embassy in Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

. South Korea has an embassy in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

.

Trade

Trade is sizable between the two nations, according to 2006 figures :

• From Korea to Italy: US$4,300,000,000 (Wireless Communication Devices, Automobile, Ships)

• From Italy to Korea: US$2,900,000,000 (Clothes, Automobile Parts, Chemical Products)

External links

• Italian embassy in Seoul
• South Korean embassy in Rome