8 May 2022 www.bahrainthismonth.com A HISTORIC TIMELINE Exploring the historic diplomatic ties between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Federal Republic of Germany. 1977: German foreign Minister HansDietrich Genscher visits Bahrain .......................................................... 1983: Minister of State at Foreign Office Jürgen Möllemann visits Bahrain .......................................................... 8.11.1986 Germany opens its first Embassy in Manama. .......................................................... 1987: First flight by Germany’s flag carrier and the country›s largest airline, Lufthansa, to Bahrain .......................................................... 1988: First flight by Bahrain’s flag carrier and airline, Gulf Air flight, from Bahrain to Frankfurt .......................................................... 8.05.1991 German Defence Minister, Gerhard Stoltenberg, visits the German demining association in Bahrain .......................................................... 22.03.1995: Germany’s Foreign Minister, Klaus Kinkel, visits the capital of Bahrain, Manama. .......................................................... 1995 Bahrain opens its embassy in Bonn, Germany. .......................................................... 2000 The German-Bahraini Friendship Society was founded in Manama. .......................................................... 2004-2021 Germany is a permanent guest and attendee at the Manama Dialogue. .......................................................... 13.02.2005 German Interior Minister, Otto Schily, visits Bahrain. .......................................................... 02.03.2005 German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, visits Bahrain .......................................................... 24.05.2006 German Foreign Minister, Walter Steinmeier, visits Bahrain. .......................................................... 27.10.2008 German President, Horst Koehler, receives the King of Bahrain, HRH King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. .......................................................... 28.10.2008 HRH King Hamad meets with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. .......................................................... 2009 German-Bahraini round table takes place every year. .......................................................... 27.05.2010 German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, visits Bahrain. .......................................................... 28.11.2011 Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, meets with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, in Berlin. Germany in Bahrain 17.05.1972 Establishment of diplomatic relations between GERMANY and BAHRAIN
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