Joseon-Svetvostok relations

Joseon-Svetvostok relations

Joseon	Svetvostok
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Joseon, Krasnaya Gora	Embassy of Svetvostok, Seoul
Envoy
Embassador Ryu Hanmi	Embassador Petro Pavlovich

Joseon and Svetvostok share significant cultural and ethnic commonalities, and these factors have significantly impacted the history and politics of both countries. Today, the two countries maintain formal diplomatic relations and increase cooperation in some areas. Nevertheless, the relationship between the two countries remains chilly due to the historic conflict that has been going on since the 15th century, and the aftermath of the conflict between the two countries during the military regime that dominated Svetvostok until 2023.

The relationship between Joseon and Svetvostok began in the 15th century when Buyeo's families and clans, defeated in the Buyeo Civil War by King Taejo Lee Kun-gye of Joseon, fled to the west, forming a centralized state with Indigenous people. Since then, Joseon and Svetvostok have implemented security policies, regarding each other as major threats. There was no major total war between Joseon and Svetvostok, but by 1910 there had been several local wars between the two countries over borders and political issues. At the time of The Great War, there was no conflict between the two countries as Svetvostok declared neutral.

Recent difficulties between the two countries have been the dispute over responsibility for the military conflicts between the two sides, which arose during Svetvostok's military regime, and the border conflict. Despite the establishment of democratic governments in both countries, these conflicts remain a major diplomatic issue between the two countries to this day.