The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Azerbaijan
Welcome to the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The Republic of Azerbaijan is located in the center of the South Caucasus and on the coast of the Caspian Sea. It is rich with natural resources, oil and gas fields. Being a link between Asia and Europe, Azerbaijan is also in a geographically favorable position. Azerbaijan has been implementing energy projects such as the Baku-Tibilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, which transports Caspian oil to the Mediterranean Sea since 2006, the Baku-Tibilisi-Erzurum pipeline that transports Azerbaijani gas to the central part of Turkey since 2007 and the Southern Gas Corridor which will continue to support the energy security of the European continent since for the years to come 2020.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Korea and Azerbaijan in 1992, Korean President Roh Moo-hyun's visit to Azerbaijan in May 2006 and the official visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in April 2007 and second visit of President Aliyev to attend in the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, the relations between two countries have rapidly grown in the short term, and I hope we will further develop cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields.
There are many similarities between the two countries in their history, culture, traditions and language. Azerbaijani people show great interest in Korea. This leads to the increased number of students who are visiting Korea for learning Korean culture, history etc. Nowadays, Koreans are showing great interest in the Caucasus region, which was unfamiliar to Koreans. And this leads to the increased number of Koreans visiting Azerbaijan. I hope that through mutual exchange and cooperation in various fields between our two countries, mutual understanding between the two peoples will be enhanced and a good relationship will continue to expand mutual benefits of both countries