14 October 2021 www.bahrainthismonth.com germanyinbahrain You have been stationed in the Kingdom of Bahrain since 2018. Since the start of your assignment, what have been the greatest developments at the German embassy? We have seen many significant developments but I would like to highlight three in particular: we are now very active on social media, have reached large audiences with our cultural events, and, significantly, the depth and intensity of our bilateral cooperation in the political field has increased remarkably. To elaborate, since October 2018, the Embassy of Germany has started to communicate with all friends of Germany in Bahrain and with the German community via social media. Our Instagram Account @ germanyinbahrain is well established now has well over 5,000 Followers. Since March 2021, people can also follow me on Twitter using the handle @germanybahrain. With the outstanding support of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), we have also brought many renowned artists to Bahrain. The German embassy has also helped to ensure a high-level presence of German representatives in the last three editions of the Manama Dialogue. It is not by chance that HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, has already been to Berlin twice since taking office. I would like to mention another important development in the political field, because we profoundly believe in the added value of the European Union’s foreign policy; As local presidency of the EU from the beginning of 2020 until June 30, 2021 and thanks to VTC technology we have extended the EU coordination to all EU member states accredited to Bahrain, including over 20 ambassadors based in Kuwait, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh. We were very pleased that high-ranking guests – foremost among them HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain - could join these extended EU-coordination meetings. This has contributed to a better understanding of Bahrain by our European partners. Sustaining Diplomatic Relations German Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, HE Kai Boeckmann, sheds a light on the diplomatic relations between the two countries in this conversation with Farah Baig.
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