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They have existed since 1953, and the 60th anniversary was celebrated in <a href="/wiki/Berlin" title="Berlin">Berlin</a> in October 2013. With the end of the 30-year <a href="/wiki/Civil_war_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil war in Sri Lanka">civil war</a> in 2009, Germany became an important partner in reconstruction as well as a helper in the reconciliation of the different ethnic groups.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economic_exchange">Economic exchange</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germany%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Economic exchange"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Germany is the fourth most important export market for Sri Lanka.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2021, the value of German imported goods from Sri Lanka, which mainly consist of <a href="/wiki/Rubber" class="mw-redirect" title="Rubber">rubber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tea" title="Tea">tea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Textile" title="Textile">textiles</a>, was 864.5 million euros. German exports of <a href="/wiki/Machine" title="Machine">machinery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electrical" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical">electrical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chemical_products" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemical products">chemical products</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Motor_vehicle" title="Motor vehicle">motor vehicles</a>, amounted to 265.6 million euros.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Germany is Sri Lanka's second most important investor from the EU.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Investments by 51 German companies have created approximately 11,700 local jobs in Sri Lanka since 1951. In the 1950s, various trade agreements were concluded, which serve as a basis for bilateral cooperation. In 1979, a double taxation agreement was signed, which offers reduced tax rates on dividends and interest for both countries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tourism">Tourism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germany%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>German visitors represented the third most important tourist group for Sri Lanka with 85,470 travelers in 2013. The tourism low caused by the 2004 tsunami and the civil war that lasted until 2009 was overcome in subsequent years by steadily increasing visitor numbers. In 2014, for example, Sri Lanka saw a tourism growth of German travelers of about 21% (2013: 85,000; 2014: 103,000).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Agreements">Agreements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germany%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Agreements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Trade agreements (1950, 1955, 1958)</li></ul> <ul><li>Framework Agreement on Technical Cooperation (1973)</li> <li>Air transport agreements (1973, 1995)</li> <li>Double taxation treaty (1979)</li> <li>Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (2000)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germany%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 1999, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=South_Asia_Institute_Heidelberg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="South Asia Institute Heidelberg (page does not exist)">South Asia Institute Heidelberg</a> (SAI) opened a branch office in Colombo. 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The institute's involvement focuses primarily on the areas of cultural exchange and offering language training opportunities.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/German_Academic_Exchange_Service" title="German Academic Exchange Service">German Academic Exchange Service</a> (DAAD) established a branch in India in 1960 and offers scholarships and exchange programs there for students from Sri Lanka and Germany, among other things.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development_cooperation">Development cooperation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Germany%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Development cooperation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Germany has been involved in development policy in Sri Lanka since 1958 within the framework of regional programs. In view of the still ongoing reconciliation and peace processes, the focus of cooperation is primarily on crisis prevention and peace development. To this end, programs for social integration and transformation as well as peace education have been established. 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations" title="Australia–Sri Lanka relations">Australia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former countries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union%E2%80%93Sri_Lanka_relations" title="Soviet Union–Sri Lanka relations">Soviet Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka%E2%80%93Yugoslavia_relations" title="Sri Lanka–Yugoslavia relations">Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)">Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a><br />(<a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Minister of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)">Minister</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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