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Australia–Greece relations are the foreign relations between Australia and Greece. Relations between the two states are close: both countries were allies during both World Wars and the Korean War. During World War II, Australian forces took part in the Battle of Greece and Battle of Crete. There is a large Greek community in Australia (dating back from the 1950s and 1960s).〔 Both countries have an embassy in the each other's capital. Greece also has Consulates General in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, as well as a Consulate in Perth, Honorary Consulates General in Brisbane and Darwin, and Honorary Consulates in Newcastle and Hobart.〔http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Asia+-+Oceania/Bilateral+Relations/Australia/ Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Australia〕 Both countries are full members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. ==List of bilateral visits== The following state visits have occurred:〔http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/greece/greece_country_brief.html Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about the relation with Greece〕 * March 1955, Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies visited Greece * June 2002, President of Greece Konstantinos Stephanopoulos visited Australia * July 2002, Prime Minister of Australia John Howard visited Athens * April 2005, Prime Minister of Australia John Howard visited Greece * May 2007, Greek Prime Minister, Kostas Karamanlis and Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and a delegation of Greek officials and media visited Australia 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australia–Greece relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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