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The relationship between the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Korean: 한영 관계, romanized: hanyeong gwangye) spans from the 19th century to the present day. Although the Republic of Korea gives 18 January 1949 as the date of the establishment of formal relations with the United Kingdom,^[1] diplomatic ties go back to the United Kingdom–Korea Treaty of 1883.^[2] British military participation in the Korean War during the 1950s was significant, but relations between the two countries at the time were described as "tenuous", with relatively little known about each other. Commercial and trade relationships grew rapidly during the 1970s. During the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s, Queen Elizabeth II made a state visit to South Korea, which was well received at a time of crisis in the country. Today, there are strong economic and diplomatic links between the two countries.^[2]^[3]

According to a 2014 BBC World Service Poll, 74% of South Koreans view the United Kingdom's influence positively, with 14% viewing the UK negatively. On the other hand, opinion of South Korean influence is divided in the United Kingdom, with 45% of Britons viewing South Korea's influence positively, and 45% viewing them negatively.^[4]

History

Before the 1945

Three Royal Navy ships briefly occupied Geomun Island in 1885. The relationship between the two nations broke off during the period of Japanese colonial rule in Korea between 1910 and 1945.

World War II and Korean War

After the Second World War, South Korea established diplomatic ties with the United Kingdom on 18 January 1949. The United Kingdom and other British Commonwealth Forces fought alongside South Korea during the Korean War. Almost 100,000 British servicemen fought in the Korean war. Their most famous involvement was the Battle of the Imjin River, a confrontation with Chinese soldiers. 600 soldiers of the British Army took on a force of 30,000 Chinese troops crossing the Imjin River in Korea. At the end of the battle 10,000 Chinese troops had fallen. British losses stood at just 59 and this battle is considered a turning point in the war as it halted the Chinese advance. The Gloucester Valley Battle Monument is a memorial for British soldiers killed at Solma-Ri, South Korea. 1,078 British soldiers died fighting in the Korean war.^[5]^[6]

Post War

There is a British embassy in Seoul and a South Korean embassy in London.^[3]^[7] The UK and South Korea cooperate in world events with other nations such as the United States. They have recent military relations and the UK often supports South Korea's view during periods of turbulent North Korea–South Korea relations. There were about 17,000 South Koreans living in the United Kingdom in 2011.

In November 2016, the Republic of Korea Air Force conducted a domestic air combat manoeuvering exercise with the British Royal Air Force and the United States Air Force. This was the first such exercise with a foreign nation other than the United States.^[8]^[9]

Military relations

On 20 November 2023, South Korea and the UK signed the Downing Street accord which exponentially increases military cooperation between the two countries.^[10] It has been proposed that the two countries should to forge an institutionalised agreement, modelled upon Japan-U.K. Reciprocal Access Agreement, to build upon the Downing Street accord further.^[11]

Economic relations

From 1 July 2011 until 30 December 2020, trade between South Korea and the United Kingdom was governed by the European Union–South Korea Free Trade Agreement, while the United Kingdom was a member of the European Union.^[12] Following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the UK and South Korea signed a continuity trade agreement on 22 August 2019, based on the EU free trade agreement; the agreement entered into force on 1 January 2021.^[13]^[14] Trade value between South Korea and the United Kingdom was worth £18,349 million in 2022.^[15]

Both countries opened negotiations for an updated South Korea–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement.^[16]^[17]

High-level exchanges

From South Korea to the UK

1986 April President Chun Doo-hwan
1989 November President Roh Tae-woo
1995 March President Kim Young-sam
1998 April President Kim Dae-jung
2001 December President Kim Dae-jung
2004 December President Roh Moo-hyun
2006 February Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-moon
2006 June Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ban Ki-moon
2006 May Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Han Duck-soo
2007 May Deputy Prime Minister for Economy Affairs Kwon Oh-kyu
2007 June Chairman of Financial Supervisory Service Yoon Jeung-hyun
2008 May Chairman of Financial Supervisory Service Jeon Kwang-woo
2008 May Minister of Strategy and Finance Kang Man-soo
2008 October Presidential Special Envoy Sa-Kong-il
2009 February Presidential Special Envoy Sa Kong-il
2009 April President Lee Myung-bak (G20)
2010 January Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yu Myung-hwan
2010 May Minister of Health and Welfare Jeon Jae-hee
2013 April Special envoy of the president former prime minister Han Seung-soo (to attend the funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher)
2013 November President Park Geun-hye
2014 December Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Yun Byung-se
2023 November President Yoon Suk Yeol

From the UK to South Korea

1986 May Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
1992 November Prince Charles and Princess Diana
1996 March Prime Minister John Major
1997 April Duke of Gloucester
1997 October Duke of Kent
1999 April Queen Elizabeth II
2000 October Prime Minister Tony Blair
2003 July Prime Minister Tony Blair
2001 April Duke of York
2005 November Duke of York
2006 October Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott
2008 September Duke of York
2008 December G20 Special Envoy Timms
2009 October Minister of Business, Innovation and Skills Peter Benjamin Mandelson
2010 November Prime Minister David Cameron
2012 March Deputy Prime Minister Clegg (to attend Seoul Nuclear Security Summit)
2013 October Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague (to attend Seoul Conference on Cyberspace 2013)^[1]
2023 May Minister of State for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan

References

^ ^a ^b Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Europe". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b Sir Thomas Harris, former British Ambassador to South Korea (27 June 2014). "Britain's Relations with Korea: A Personal View". Gresham College. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "UK and South Korea". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^ "Negative Views of Russia on the Rise: Global Poll" (PDF). BBC World Service. 2014-06-03.
^ "Background of Participation and Activity of each Forces". Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "BBC ON THIS DAY | 29 | 1950: British troops arrive in Korea". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^ "'Invincible Shield' - First ever UK-US-ROK Combined Air Exercise". RAF. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
^ "Invincible Shield Military Drill Against North Korean Threat: US, UK, South Korea To Begin Trilateral Exercise". International Business Times. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
^ "UK and South Korea to agree new partnership to redefine and strengthen ties for next generation". GOV.UK. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^ "What's Next for the South Korea-UK Relationship?". The Diplomat. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^ "EU - Korea, Republic of". World Trade Organization. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
^ Truss, Elizabeth (21 August 2019). "UK and Korea to sign trade continuity deal to ensure businesses are ready to trade post-Brexit". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2024.UK–South Korea FTA
^ "South Korea agrees deal with UK for post-Brexit trade". Financial Times. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
^ "UK trade agreements in effect". GOV.UK. 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "UK and South Korea to launch talks on new trade deal as Korean businesses back Britain with £21 billion of investment". GOV.UK. 21 November 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ "South Korea's Yoon to Talk AI in UK as Trade Negotiations Begin". Bloomberg. 20 November 2023. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

External links

[MOFA-1] Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Europe". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[gresham-2] Sir Thomas Harris, former British Ambassador to South Korea (27 June 2014). "Britain's Relations with Korea: A Personal View". Gresham College. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

[govUK-3] "UK and South Korea". Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[4] "Negative Views of Russia on the Rise: Global Poll" (PDF). BBC World Service. 2014-06-03.

[5] "Background of Participation and Activity of each Forces". Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[6] "BBC ON THIS DAY | 29 | 1950: British troops arrive in Korea". BBC News. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[7] "Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[8] "'Invincible Shield' - First ever UK-US-ROK Combined Air Exercise". RAF. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.

[9] "Invincible Shield Military Drill Against North Korean Threat: US, UK, South Korea To Begin Trilateral Exercise". International Business Times. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.

[10] "UK and South Korea to agree new partnership to redefine and strengthen ties for next generation". GOV.UK. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

[11] "What's Next for the South Korea-UK Relationship?". The Diplomat. 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

[12] "EU - Korea, Republic of". World Trade Organization. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

[13] Truss, Elizabeth (21 August 2019). "UK and Korea to sign trade continuity deal to ensure businesses are ready to trade post-Brexit". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2024.UK–South Korea FTA

[14] "South Korea agrees deal with UK for post-Brexit trade". Financial Times. 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

[15] "UK trade agreements in effect". GOV.UK. 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

[16] "UK and South Korea to launch talks on new trade deal as Korean businesses back Britain with £21 billion of investment". GOV.UK. 21 November 2023. Archived from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

[17] "South Korea's Yoon to Talk AI in UK as Trade Negotiations Begin". Bloomberg. 20 November 2023. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

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-The '''relationship between the [[Republic of Korea]] and the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]''' ({{lang-ko|한영 관계|hanyeong gwangye}}) spans from the 19th century to the present day. Although the [[Republic of Korea]] gives 18 January 1949 as the date of the establishment of formal relations with the United Kingdom,<ref name=MOFA>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24592.jsp?menu=m_30_40|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Europe|author=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea|author-link=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea)|work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea|access-date=29 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715115044/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24592.jsp?menu=m_30_40|archive-date=15 July 2015}}</ref> diplomatic ties go back to the [[United Kingdom–Korea Treaty of 1883]].<ref name=gresham>{{cite web|url=http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/britains-relations-with-korea-a-personal-view|title=Britain's Relations with Korea: A Personal View|date=27 June 2014|access-date=15 July 2015|publisher=Gresham College|author=Sir Thomas Harris, former British Ambassador to South Korea}}</ref> British military participation in the [[Korean War]] during the 1950s was significant, but relations between the two countries at the time were described as "tenuous", with relatively little known about each other. Commercial and trade relationships grew rapidly during the 1970s. During the [[Asian Financial Crisis]] in the late 1990s, [[Queen Elizabeth II]] made a state visit to South Korea, which was well received at a time of crisis in the country. Today, there are strong economic and diplomatic links between the two countries.<ref name=gresham /><ref name=govUK>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/world/south-korea|title=UK and South Korea|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
+The '''relationship between the [[Republic of Korea]] and the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland]]''' ({{langx|ko|한영 관계|hanyeong gwangye}}) spans from the 19th century to the present day. Although the [[Republic of Korea]] gives 18 January 1949 as the date of the establishment of formal relations with the United Kingdom,<ref name=MOFA>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24592.jsp?menu=m_30_40|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea-Europe|author=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea|author-link=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea)|work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea|access-date=29 April 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715115044/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24592.jsp?menu=m_30_40|archive-date=15 July 2015}}</ref> diplomatic ties go back to the [[United Kingdom–Korea Treaty of 1883]].<ref name=gresham>{{cite web|url=http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/britains-relations-with-korea-a-personal-view|title=Britain's Relations with Korea: A Personal View|date=27 June 2014|access-date=15 July 2015|publisher=Gresham College|author=Sir Thomas Harris, former British Ambassador to South Korea}}</ref> British military participation in the [[Korean War]] during the 1950s was significant, but relations between the two countries at the time were described as "tenuous", with relatively little known about each other. Commercial and trade relationships grew rapidly during the 1970s. During the [[Asian Financial Crisis]] in the late 1990s, [[Queen Elizabeth II]] made a state visit to South Korea, which was well received at a time of crisis in the country. Today, there are strong economic and diplomatic links between the two countries.<ref name=gresham /><ref name=govUK>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/world/south-korea|title=UK and South Korea|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref>
 According to a 2014 [[BBC]] World Service Poll, 74% of South Koreans view the United Kingdom's influence positively, with 14% viewing the UK negatively. On the other hand, opinion of South Korean influence is divided in the United Kingdom, with 45% of Britons viewing South Korea's influence positively, and 45% viewing them negatively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/country-rating-poll.pdf|date=2014-06-03|title=Negative Views of Russia on the Rise: Global Poll|work=BBC World Service}}</ref>
 ==History==
+===Before the 1945===
-Three [[Royal Navy]] ships briefly [[Port Hamilton incident|occupied]] [[Port Hamilton|Geomun Island]] in 1885. The relationship between the two nations broke off during the period of [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese colonial rule in Korea]] between 1910 and 1945. After the [[World War II|Second World War]], South Korea established diplomatic ties with the United Kingdom on 18 January 1949. The United Kingdom and other [[British Commonwealth Forces Korea|British Commonwealth Forces]] fought alongside South Korea during the [[Korean War]]. Almost 100,000 British servicemen fought in the Korean war. Their most famous involvement was the [[Battle of the Imjin River]], a confrontation with Chinese soldiers. 600 soldiers of the British Army took on a force of 30,000 Chinese troops crossing the Imjin River in Korea. At the end of the battle 10,000 Chinese troops had fallen. British losses stood at just 59 and this battle is considered a turning point in the war as it halted the Chinese advance. The [[Gloucester Valley Battle Monument]] is a memorial for British soldiers killed at Solma-Ri, South Korea. 1,078 British soldiers died fighting in the Korean war.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
+Three [[Royal Navy]] ships briefly [[Port Hamilton incident|occupied]] [[Port Hamilton|Geomun Island]] in 1885. The relationship between the two nations broke off during the period of [[Korea under Japanese rule|Japanese colonial rule in Korea]] between 1910 and 1945.
+=== World War II and Korean War ===
+After the [[World War II|Second World War]], South Korea established diplomatic ties with the United Kingdom on 18 January 1949. The United Kingdom and other [[British Commonwealth Forces Korea|British Commonwealth Forces]] fought alongside South Korea during the [[Korean War]]. Almost 100,000 British servicemen fought in the Korean war. Their most famous involvement was the [[Battle of the Imjin River]], a confrontation with Chinese soldiers. 600 soldiers of the British Army took on a force of 30,000 Chinese troops crossing the Imjin River in Korea. At the end of the battle 10,000 Chinese troops had fallen. British losses stood at just 59 and this battle is considered a turning point in the war as it halted the Chinese advance. The [[Gloucester Valley Battle Monument]] is a memorial for British soldiers killed at Solma-Ri, South Korea. 1,078 British soldiers died fighting in the Korean war.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mpva.go.kr/english/contents.do?key=1329 |title=Background of Participation and Activity of each Forces |website= Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs |access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/29/newsid_3053000/3053107.stm |title= BBC ON THIS DAY {{!}} 29 {{!}} 1950: British troops arrive in Korea |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref>
+=== Post War ===
 There is a British embassy in [[Seoul]] and a [[South Korean embassy in London]].<ref name=govUK /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gbr.mofa.go.kr/english/eu/gbr/main/index.jsp|title=Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|access-date=29 April 2016}}</ref> The UK and South Korea cooperate in world events with other nations such as the [[United States]]. They have recent military relations and the UK often supports South Korea's view during periods of turbulent [[North Korea–South Korea relations]]. There were about 17,000 [[Koreans in the United Kingdom|South Koreans living in the United Kingdom]] in 2011.
 In November 2016, the [[Republic of Korea Air Force]] conducted a domestic air combat manoeuvering exercise with the British [[Royal Air Force]] and the [[United States Air Force]]. This was the first such exercise with a foreign nation other than the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title='Invincible Shield' - First ever UK-US-ROK Combined Air Exercise|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive/invincible-shield--first-ever-ukusrok-combined-air-exercise-08112016|publisher=RAF|access-date=24 December 2016|date=8 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Invincible Shield Military Drill Against North Korean Threat: US, UK, South Korea To Begin Trilateral Exercise|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/invincible-shield-military-drill-against-north-korean-threat-us-uk-south-korea-begin-2440468|access-date=24 December 2016|work=International Business Times|date=2 November 2016}}</ref>
+==Military relations==
+On 20 November 2023, [[South Korea]] and the UK signed the Downing Street accord which exponentially increases military cooperation between the two countries.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-11-20|title=UK and South Korea to agree new partnership to redefine and strengthen ties for next generation|work=GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-south-korea-to-agree-new-partnership-to-redefine-and-strengthen-ties-for-next-generation|access-date=2024-02-18 }}</ref> It has been proposed that the two countries should to forge an institutionalised agreement, modelled upon [[Reciprocal Access Agreement|Japan-U.K. Reciprocal Access Agreement]], to build upon the Downing Street accord further.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2023-12-07|title=What’s Next for the South Korea-UK Relationship?|work=The Diplomat|url=https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/whats-next-for-the-south-korea-u-k-relationship/|access-date=2024-02-18 }}</ref>
+==Economic relations==
+From 1 July 2011 until 30 December 2020, trade between South Korea and the United Kingdom was governed by the [[European Union–South Korea Free Trade Agreement]], while the United Kingdom was a [[United Kingdom membership of the European Union|member]] of the [[European Union]].<ref>{{cite web|title=EU - Korea, Republic of|website=[[World Trade Organization]]|url=https://rtais.wto.org/UI/PublicShowRTAIDCard.aspx?rtaid=167&lang=1&redirect=1|access-date=16 March 2024}}</ref> Following the [[Brexit|withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union]], the UK and South Korea signed a [[Free trade agreements of the United Kingdom|continuity trade agreement]] on 22 August 2019, based on the EU free trade agreement; the agreement entered into force on 1 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=UK and Korea to sign trade continuity deal to ensure businesses are ready to trade post-Brexit|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-korea-to-sign-trade-continuity-deal-to-ensure-businesses-are-ready-to-trade-post-brexit|last=Truss|first=Elizabeth|date=21 August 2019|website=GOV.UK|access-date=16 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822022849/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-korea-to-sign-trade-continuity-deal-to-ensure-businesses-are-ready-to-trade-post-brexit|archive-date=22 August 2019|url-status=live}}[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/831988/UK_Korea_Free_Trade_Agreement_v1.pt1.pdf UK–South Korea FTA]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=South Korea agrees deal with UK for post-Brexit trade|url=https://www.ft.com/content/4e9e0b5e-8b1f-11e9-a1c1-51bf8f989972|website=Financial Times |date=10 June 2019|access-date=16 March 2024|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611130903/https://www.ft.com/content/4e9e0b5e-8b1f-11e9-a1c1-51bf8f989972|archive-date=11 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Trade value between South Korea and the United Kingdom was worth £18,349 million in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-trade-agreements-in-effect|title=UK trade agreements in effect|access-date=9 February 2024|date=3 November 2022|website=GOV.UK|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117122720/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-trade-agreements-in-effect|archive-date=17 January 2024}}</ref>
+Both countries opened negotiations for an updated [[South Korea–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement]].<ref>{{cite news|date=21 November 2023|title=UK and South Korea to launch talks on new trade deal as Korean businesses back Britain with £21 billion of investment|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-south-korea-to-launch-talks-on-new-trade-deal-as-korean-businesses-back-britain-with-21-billion-of-investment|website=GOV.UK|access-date=21 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121094547/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-south-korea-to-launch-talks-on-new-trade-deal-as-korean-businesses-back-britain-with-21-billion-of-investment|archive-date=21 November 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=20 November 2023|title=South Korea's Yoon to Talk AI in UK as Trade Negotiations Begin|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-20/south-korea-s-yoon-to-talk-ai-in-uk-as-trade-negotiations-begin#xj4y7vzkg|website=Bloomberg|access-date=20 November 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120225928/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-20/south-korea-s-yoon-to-talk-ai-in-uk-as-trade-negotiations-begin|archive-date=20 November 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == High-level exchanges ==
-From the Republic of Korea to the United Kingdom:
+=== From South Korea to the UK ===
 * 1986 April [[President (government title)|President]] [[Chun Doo-hwan]]
 * 1989  November [[President (government title)|President]] [[Roh Tae-woo]]
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 * 2023  November President [[Yoon Suk Yeol]]
-From the United Kingdom to the Republic of Korea:
+===From the UK to South Korea===
 * 1986 May [[Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]]
 * 1992  November [[Prince Charles]] and [[Princess Diana]]
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 * 2012  March [[Deputy Prime Minister]] [[Nick Clegg|Clegg]] (to attend [[Seoul]] [[Nuclear Security Summit]])
 * 2013  October [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] [[William Hague]] (to attend Seoul Conference on Cyberspace 2013)<ref name=MOFA />
+* 2023   May [[Minister of State]] for Indo-Pacific [[Anne-Marie Trevelyan]]
 == See also ==
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 * [[British Commonwealth Forces Korea]]
 * [[KATCOM]]
 * [[Australia–South Korea relations]]
 * [[Canada–South Korea relations]]
-* [[China–South Korea relations]]
 * [[France–South Korea relations|French–Korean relations]]
 * [[Germany–Japan relations]]

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