Myanmar–South Korea relations
Myanmar–South Korea relations (; ) are the bilateral relations between the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the Republic of Korea. The two countries established their diplomatic relations on 16 May 1975. The history of contact between the two countries goes back to 1948, the year of the declaration of Burmese independence. Although the Burmese military junta and North Korea had cooperated over nuclear issues for the past few decades, Prime Minister U Nu initially favoured Syngman Rhee's South Korean government. During the Korean War, Burma donated 50,000 dollars worth of rice to Korea and balanced the interest of both Koreas, taking into consideration the position of China. Commercial and trade relationships between the two countries grew rapidly after the 2010s, when Myanmar implemented political reforms, South Korea being Myanmar's sixth largest foreign investor by August 2020. Historical background Burma and South Korea already had contact in 1948 when Burma became independent. U Nu's government voted in favor of the motion in the UN that recognized Syngman Rhee's government as the legitimate government over all of Korea; however, Burma refused to recognize either state and wished to see a peaceful solution to the nascent Korean crisis. When the Korean