Foreign Relations of Germany - Asia

Asia

Country Formal Relations Began Notes
Afghanistan ~1919 See Afghanistan–Germany relations
  • Afghan-German relations have historically been close ever since Germany was one of the first nations to recognise Afghan sovereignty, following the Soviet Union in 1919.
  • Germany maintains an embassy in Kabul, and Afghanistan an embassy in Berlin and a consulate in Bonn.
  • Afghanistan and Germany established close ties in 1935, as Afghanistan sought to break from their historical patterns of British and Russian alignment. Afghanistan resisted calls from Moscow and London to expel the Italian and German diplomatic corps for most of World War II.
Azerbaijan
  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in Berlin.
  • Germany has an embassy in Baku.
  • Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Georgia See Foreign relations of Georgia#Europe
India See Germany–India relations

Germany and India have great military and trade relations with each other. Germany being one of the first countries to agree with the Indo-US Nuclear deal.
Iraq See Germany–Iraq relations
  • Iraq has an embassy in Berlin.
  • Germany has an embassy in Baghdad.
  • There are currently some 84,000-150,000 Iraqis living in Germany.
Israel See Germany–Israel relations

Germany-Israel relations refers to the special relationship between Israel and Germany based on shared beliefs, Western values and a combination of historical perspectives. Among the most important factors in their relations is Nazi Germany's role in the genocide of European Jews during the Holocaust.
Japan See Germany–Japan relations

Regular meetings between the two countries have led to several cooperations. In 2004 German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi agreed upon cooperations in the assistance for reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, the promotion of economic exchange activities, youth and sports exchanges as well as exchanges and cooperation in science, technology and academic fields.

After China, Japan is Germany's principal trading partner in Asia in 2006:
Malaysia See Germany–Malaysia relations
  • Germany has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
  • Malaysia has an embassy in Berlin.
Pakistan See Germany–Pakistan relations

Pakistan and Germany enjoy extremely close, warm and historical relations. Germany is Pakistan's fourth largest trading partner and biggest trading partner in the EU. Germany has been a reliable partner in trade, development, military, scientific and cultural co-operation.the collaboration between Germany and Pakistan dates back to the creation of Pakistan. Germany has an embassy in Islamabad, a consulate-general in Karachi and an honorary consulate in Lahore, whereas Pakistan has an embassy in Berlin and a Consulate-General in Frankfurt. Germany is home to 53,668 Pakistani immigrants.

  • See also Pakistanis in Germany
People's Republic of China See People's Republic of China–Germany relations

Germany has traditionally good relationships with the People's Republic of China, even though Angela Merkel and large parts of Germany's political class have recently criticised the People's Republic for holding back reforms in the field of democracy and human rights. In recent years trade between them has reached high volumes, both in import and exports.
Singapore See Germany–Singapore relations
  • Singapore has an embassy in Berlin and Germany has an embassy in Singapore.

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