Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972)

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Cold War treaty bilateral treaty international agreement

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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Statements (49)

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

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Egon Bahr → contributedTo → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) →

this entity surface form: "Basic Treaty between East and West Germany (1972)"

Treaty of Moscow (1970) → followedBy → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) →

this entity surface form: "Basic Treaty (1972)"

Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) → hasOfficialName → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) →

this entity surface form: "Treaty concerning the basis of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic"

Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) → hasShortName → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) →

this entity surface form: "Grundlagenvertrag"

Four Power Agreement on Berlin (1971) → precedes → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) →

this entity surface form: "Basic Treaty (1972)"

Hallstein Doctrine → relatedAgreement → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) →

this entity surface form: "Basic Treaty (1972)"

Transit Agreement between the FRG and the GDR (1971) → relatedTo → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) →

this entity surface form: "Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR"

Treaty of Warsaw (1970) → relatedTo → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) →

this entity surface form: "Basic Treaty (1972)"

Ostpolitik → significantEvent → Basic Treaty between the FRG and the GDR (1972) →