German-Cypriot relations

German-Cypriot relations

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Germany and the Republic of Cyprus have had diplomatic relations since August 20, 1960. This made the Federal Republic of Germany the fifth state to enter into dialogue after the Republic of Cyprus declared independence on August 16, 1960. Both states are members of the Council of Europe , the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe , the European Union and the Eurozone . However, until the Cyprus conflict is resolved, Cyprus will not be part of the Schengen area .

Fazıl Küçük 1963 with Willy Brandt in Berlin

Germany operates an embassy in Nicosia and an honorary consul works in Limassol . The German diplomatic mission abroad was opened as a consulate on April 12, 1955, and from August 20, 1960 it was led by Ambassador Joseph Koenig . The Republic of Cyprus has an embassy in Berlin and a consulate general in Hamburg . Honorary consuls are active in Bonn , Frankfurt am Main and Munich .

Significant agreements

• 1961: Trade and Economic Agreement
• 1967: Air Transport Agreement
• 1974: double taxation agreement
• 1980: Agreement on cross-border passenger and freight transport
• 2004: equivalence agreement

See also

• List of German ambassadors in Cyprus
• Ambassador of the GDR in Cyprus
• Foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Web links

Commons : German-Cypriot Relations  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Information from the German Foreign Office on relations with Cyprus

Individual evidence

1. ↑ German Embassy Nicosia (German and English) . Retrieved January 6, 2012.
2. ^ Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Berlin (German, Greek and English) . Archived from the original on February 2, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 6, 2012.