Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany towards AsiaAlois Mertes

ASIEN – Nr. 11 (1984) pp. 5–14

The author, Minister of State at the Foreign Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), briefly outlines the country’s policy in respect of the countries of East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia. Visit of the Federal Chancellor, Helmut Kohl, to Japan, Indonesia and India in November 1983. Agreement between Japan and the FRG with the basic elements of German and European security policy. FRG’s close ties with China and India.