Germany–Tonga relations

Germany–Tonga relations

Germany	Tonga
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Germany, Wellington	High Commission of Tonga, London

The German embassy in Wellington is also responsible for Tonga. A German honorary consulate is active in Nukuʻalofa.^[1] Tonga's embassy in the United Kingdom is also responsible for Germany. There are also honorary consulates in Düsseldorf and Hamburg.^[2]

History

19th century German settlers migration to Tonga while relatively small in numbers, was distinct from other German settler communities in the New World in showing proportionally high, fast and almost complete assimilation into the local culture.^[3]

In 1876, Germany signed a treaty of friendship with Tonga,

Germany showed a renewed interest in Tonga in 1976, when the Soviet Union proposed establishing a base there,[13] re-establishing diplomatic relations,^[14] renewing the Treaty of Friendship, and granting bilateral aid for the first time.^[15]

High level visits

King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV visited West Germany in 1980.^[16]

In 2016, the President of the Bundestag Norbert Lammert visited the island to mark 140 years of relations between the two countries.^[17][18]

References

General bibliography

• Cook, Kasia (2015). "German-Tongan diaspora : the movement of German-Tongans to Europe from 1920" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Research on Europe. 9 (1): 100–133. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
• James N. Bade (2014). Germans in Tonga. Edited Collection.
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