Back علاقات كوريا الجنوبية الخارجية Arabic Relaciones exteriores de Corea del Sur Spanish روابط خارجی کره جنوبی Persian Politique étrangère de la Corée du Sud French 大韓民国の国際関係 Japanese სამხრეთ კორეის საგარეო ურთიერთობები Georgian 대한민국의 대외 관계 Korean Pietų Korėjos tarptautiniai santykiai Lithuanian Надворешни односи на Јужна Кореја Macedonian Relações exteriores da Coreia do Sul Portuguese
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South Korea maintains diplomatic relations with 191 countries. The country has also been a member of the United Nations since 1991, when it became a member state at the same time as North Korea. South Korea has also hosted major international events such as the 1988 Summer Olympics and 2002 World Cup Football Tournament (2002 FIFA World Cup co-hosted with Japan) and the 2011 IAAF World Championships Daegu South Korea. Furthermore, South Korea had hosted the 2018 Winter Olympics which took place in Pyeongchang from 9 to 25 February.
South Korea is a member of the United Nations, WTO, OECD/DAC, ASEAN Plus Three, East Asia Summit (EAS), and G-20. It is also a founding member of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the East Asia Summit.
On January 1, 2007, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon assumed the post of UN Secretary-General, serving in that post until December 31, 2016.