Germany–North Korea Relations
Germany–North Korea relations ( ko, 도이췰란드-조선민주주의인민공화국 관계) are the bilateral relations between Germany and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. During the Cold War, East Germany maintained diplomatic relations only with North Korea, while West Germany maintained diplomatic relations only with South Korea. East Germany ceased to exist upon German reunification, which meant that diplomatic relations no longer existed between Germany and North Korea. The two countries appointed protecting powers to represent their interests in the other country, Sweden being the protecting power for Germany, and China being the protecting power for North Korea. Germany and North Korea established diplomatic relations with each other in 2001. The German embassy in Pyongyang remains in the old East German embassy compound, which is now shared with the Swedish and British embassies. Since the establishment of diploma ...
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