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The Embassy of Yemen in Berlin |
Contact
Address: Schmidt-Ott-Straße 7, D-12165 Berlin,, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 30-897 305-0
Fax: +49 (0) 30-897 305-62
E-mail: info@Botschaft-Jemen.de
The Ambassador
Amb. Loai Yahya Aleryani
Born in Sanaa, Yemen, in 1979, the Ambassador of Yemen to Germany is married with two children and is fluent in Arabic and English. His diplomatic career, spanning over two decades, reflects significant contributions to Yemen's international relations. Since 2022, he has served as Chargé d’Affairs at the Yemen Embassy to Germany, directing diplomatic operations and managing bilateral relations with German authorities. From 2019 to 2022, he was Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Head of the Yemen Embassy in Germany, where he supported strategic initiatives and strengthened diplomatic ties. Between 2017 and 2019, he served as Counsellor at the same embassy, overseeing political relations with Germany. From 2016 to 2017, he managed political relations with Arab and African countries at the Foreign Ministers' Office in Yemen, facilitating dialogue and cooperation. He led the Union for Yemeni Diplomats from 2014 to 2015, advocating for the diplomatic corps and coordinating professional activities. From 2009 to 2013, he was responsible for political and economic relations at the Yemen Embassy in Canada, promoting cooperation and trade initiatives. Between 2006 and 2009, he handled bilateral relations with the Kingdom of Spain in the European Department of Yemen’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2005 and 2006, he served as Head of the Code Section at the Foreign Ministers Office, managing sensitive diplomatic communications. His diplomatic career began in 2004 as a Diplomatic Attaché in the same office, supporting policy implementation.
He has represented Yemen at international forums, including the Yemeni European Political Dialogue Committee and the Calgary Oil Conference in 2010, and contributed to organizing major conferences in Yemen, such as the Conference of Foreign Ministers of Islamic Cooperation and the Conference on Democracy and Freedom of the Press. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Jordan University, earned in 2003. He has published numerous political articles in the Yemeni press and authored research studies on Yemen’s international relations. Additionally, he served on the editorial board of Sunrise Magazine, an English-language publication, and co-authored and published a book titled A Diplomatic Pouch. He is a member of the supervisory committee for the annual research competition of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yemeni Diplomatic Club and a founding member of the Yemeni Romanian Friendship Association, promoting cultural and diplomatic ties.
History
Bilateral relations between Germany and Yemen have historically been good and friendly. Diplomatic relations were established at the beginning of the 1950s, with what was then the North Yemen. In 1962, just after the revolution in Yemen, West Germany recognized the new Yemen Arab Republic while East Germany kept close ties with the South Yemen, who was socialist. Both Germany and Yemen have reunification in common point between Germany and Yemen and contributes to create links between the two countries.
Since 2011, Germany has supported Yemen on its way toward democratization, along with other international partner and especially the Gulf Cooperation Council. However, hostilities broke out in March 2015 between the President Hadi’s legitimate regime and the Houthi rebels. Germany is calling for an end to the conflict and a return to a political process which is inclusive of all members of the population. Germany’s cooperative goal with Yemen is to promote good governance and respect for human rights. To do so, Germany is in favor of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s transition plan.
Economic relations between Germany and Yemen are minimal, with a trade balance largely in deficit for Yemen. Traditionally, Germany exports machinery, chemical products and electrical goods to Yemen. However, since hostilities started in 2015 commercial exchanges have almost stopped.
Germany has supported Yemen development for more than 40 years. During this period of time, more than 1 billion euro has been pledged to Yemen’s development. But still a lot of work remains: Yemen is ranked 160th on the Human Development Index and is plagued by a weak education system, discrimination against women, low-capacity state… With the conflict in the country raging since 2015, the situation in Yemen has become even more complicated and the United Nations declared the situation in Yemen as a Level 3 Emergency, the highest on the UN scale.
