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Greek-Swiss relations are foreign relations between Greece and Switzerland. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1830. Switzerland opened its consulate in 1865. Greece has an embassy in Bern, a general consulate in Geneva, and two honorary consulates in Zürich and Lugano. Switzerland has an embassy in Athens and four consulates (Thessaloniki, Corfu, Patras, Rhodos). ==Relations== Greece and Switzerland have a long tradition of relations. Before and during the Congress of Vienna in 1815 Ioannis Kapodistrias, a native of Corfu in the service of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, laboured successfully for reorganisation of the Swiss Confederation and for the international recognition of Swiss neutrality.〔 In 1816, he became the first honorary citizen of the city of Lausanne〔(Ioannis Capodistrias, guardian angel of independence of the Vaud ), Capodistrias-Spinelli-Europe, 27 September 2009〕 and in 1827 the first Governor of the Hellenic State. Switzerland was one of the nations that supported the creation of the Greek state in 1830. Two natives of Geneva exercised important functions in the newly constituted Greek monarchy: Jean-Gabriel Eynard as one of the founders of the National Bank of Greece (1842) and Louis-André Gosse was involved in fighting the plague epidemic of 1827 and was a commander in the Greek Navy.〔 During the Second World War, Switzerland represented the interests of numerous countries in occupied Greece and supported the civilian population. During the military dictatorship (1967-1974) in Greece, many opposition figures found refuge in Switzerland. The ''Swiss Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in Greece'' was formed in Bern in 1967.〔 Greece and Switzerland have a number of treaties between the two countries, mainly dealing with commerce.〔See (Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, list of treaties ) for the full list. Accessed 11 April 2009〕 Some of the major treaties between the countries deal with Social Security and the avoidance of double taxation in respect of income tax.〔(Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs ) accessed 11 April 2009〕 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「Greece–Switzerland relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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