Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)

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The Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) was a landmark agreement in which West and East Germany recognized each other as sovereign states and established formal diplomatic relations, easing Cold War tensions and advancing West German Ostpolitik.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War treaty ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ
aimedTo normalize relations between the FRG and the GDR ⓘ
reduce tensions in Central Europe ⓘ
considered cornerstone of West German Ostpolitik ⓘ
milestone in the normalization of East–West relations in Europe ⓘ
containsProvision cooperation in various fields such as economy, science and technology ⓘ
development of normal good-neighbourly relations ⓘ
exchange of permanent representatives ⓘ
mutual respect for independence and autonomy ⓘ
renunciation of force in bilateral relations ⓘ
countrySignatory Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
linked to: West Germany

German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: East Germany
dateSigned 1972-12-21 ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1973-06-21 ⓘ
followedBy establishment of diplomatic-level permanent missions ⓘ
hasOfficialName Treaty concerning the basis of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
hasShortName Basic Treaty ⓘ
Grundlagenvertrag ⓘ
historicalPeriod Cold War ⓘ
inForceUntil German reunification in 1990 ⓘ
language German ⓘ
legalStatus binding international treaty ⓘ
negotiatedBy Egon Bahr ⓘ
Michael Kohl ⓘ
negotiatedUnderPolicy Ostpolitik of Willy Brandt ⓘ
linked to: Ostpolitik
party East Germany ⓘ
West Germany ⓘ
placeSigned East Berlin ⓘ
preconditionFor FRG membership in the United Nations ⓘ
GDR membership in the United Nations ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
linked to: West Germany
relatedTo Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) ⓘ
Helsinki Final Act ⓘ
linked to: Helsinki Accords

Treaty of Moscow (1970) ⓘ
Treaty of Warsaw (1970) ⓘ
resultedIn admission of both German states to the United Nations ⓘ
establishment of permanent missions in Bonn and East Berlin ⓘ
formalization of the intra-German border ⓘ
mutual recognition between the FRG and the GDR ⓘ
signedBy Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ
linked to: West Germany

German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: East Germany
signedUnderChancellor Willy Brandt ⓘ
subject Ostpolitik ⓘ
diplomatic recognition ⓘ
inter-German relations ⓘ
sovereignty ⓘ

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Ostpolitik → significantEvent → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) ⓘ
Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) → hasOfficialName → Treaty concerning the basis of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
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Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) → hasShortName → Grundlagenvertrag ⓘ
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Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) → relatedTo → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR ⓘ
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Treaty of Moscow (1970) → followedBy → Basic Treaty (1972) ⓘ
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Treaty of Warsaw (1970) → relatedTo → Basic Treaty (1972) ⓘ
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Hallstein Doctrine → relatedAgreement → Basic Treaty (1972) ⓘ
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Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) → precedes → Basic Treaty (1972) ⓘ
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Egon Bahr → contributedTo → Basic Treaty between East and West Germany (1972) ⓘ
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Treaties of the Federal Republic of Germany → includes → Basic Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic (1972) ⓘ
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Basic Treaty → officialName → Treaty concerning the basis of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
linked to: Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)
Michael Kohl → significantEvent → 1972 Basic Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic ⓘ
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West German–Soviet Moscow Treaty → relatedAgreement → Basic Treaty (1972) ⓘ
linked to: Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)
Brandt–Scheel coalition government → significantEvent → Basic Treaty (1972) ⓘ
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