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A Historic Timeline

by BTM

Fri, 29 April 2022

50 years of diplomatic relations between GERMANY and BAHRAIN

Exploring the historic diplomatic ties between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Federal Republic of Germany.

17.05.1972 - Establishment of diplomatic relations between GERMANY and BAHRAIN

1977:
German foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher visits Bahrain

1983:
Minister of State at Foreign Office Jürgen Möllemann visits Bahrain

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.

1996
Germany opens its first Embassy in Manama.

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.

2012
Members of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Shura Council visit the Federal Republic of Germany.

24.03.2014
German parliamentary delegation led by Bundestag Vice-President, Claudia Roth.

2014 – 2019
German business delegation for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Yemen organises German Breakfast and Catalog Show in Bahrain.

21.10.2014
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier greets Bahrain‘s Foreign Minister, Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa in Berlin.

30.10.2015His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa received at the Gudaibiya Palace, German Defence Minister German Defence Minister, Ursula von der Leyen at Manama DialogueHis Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa received at the Gudaibiya Palace, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, on the occasion of her participation in the IISS Manama Dialogue 2015. The German Defence Minister and her accompanying delegation were also received by her Bahraini counterpart, Defence Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Lieutenant General Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Jalahma.

9.12.2016
German Defence Minister, Ursula von der Leyen
German Defence Minister, Ursula von der Leyen, and her accompanying delegation revisit the Kingdom of Bahrain to participate in the 12th edition of Manama Dialogue.

11.08.2021

German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas, meets the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani in Berlin where they held a joint press conference following formal discussions, in the presence of delegations from the two countries.

29.03.2022

German Foreign Minister, Annalena Bearbock, meets the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani in Berlin on the sidelines of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue Conference.

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