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Diplomatic relations between Switzerland and France have traditionally been close, notably through important economic and cultural exchanges. Switzerland and France, which is part of the European Union, share about 600 km of border (prompting strong cross-border cooperation) and a language (French is one of Switzerland's four official languages). == History == In 1516, France and Switzerland signed a Treaty of Perpetual Peace (« paix perpétuelle »). A military treaty was signed in 1521.〔 Christophe Büchi, "La France, si chère au cœur des Alémaniques", ''Le Temps'', Wednesday 15 April 2015.〕 France has been appointing ambassadors to Switzerland since the 16th century and Switzerland's first representation abroad, in 1798, was in French capital Paris (closely followed by a consulate in Bordeaux). By the end of the 19th century, the only country with a legation in the Swiss capital Bern was France.〔(Bilateral relations between Switzerland and France ), Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (page visited on 14 April 2015).〕 As of 2015, there were four state visits of Presidents of France in Switzerland: Armand Fallières in August 1910, François Mitterrand on 14-15 April 1983, Jacques Chirac in 1998 and François Hollande on 15-16 April 2015.〔 Olivier Perrin, "1910, 1983, 1998: trois présidents de la République en Suisse", ''Le Temps'', 15 April 2015 (page visited on 15 April 2015).〕 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「France–Switzerland relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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