The Basic Treaty was signed on December 21, 1972, in East Berlin between West Germany and East Germany, formally recognizing each other as independent states for the first time under the Ostpolitik of Chancellor Willy Brandt. It established permanent missions functioning as de facto embassies rather than full diplomatic relations, and it opened the way for both German states to join the United Nations on September 18, 1973. Formal diplomatic relations between the two states remained suspended until German reunification in October 1990.
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1. Basic Treaty, 1972 (Wikipedia)
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The Basic Treaty was signed on December 21, 1972, in East Berlin between West Germany and East Germany, formally recognizing each other as independent states for the first time under the Ostpolitik of Chancellor Willy Brandt.
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(German: Grundlagenvertrag
In Group: Treaties and Agreements of 1946 to 1989, Lead paragraph
As part of the Ostpolitik of Chancellor Willy Brandt, the treaty was signed on 21 December 1972 in East Berlin.
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