Greco-Italian relations

Greek-Italian relations are foreign relations between Greece and Italy. In modern times, both countries established diplomatic relations in 1861, immediately upon Italy’s unification. More than two millennium of shared heritage and Greco-Italian relations have led to the Italian language statement "Una Faccia Una Razza" (One Face, One Race).

Overview

Greece has an embassy in Rome, 2 general consulates in Milan and Naples, a consulate in Venice, and 11 honorary consulates in Trieste (General), Turin (General), Ancona, Catania, Livorno, Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Florence, Palermo, Perugia, and a Port Consulate in Genova. Italy has an embassy in Athens, and 15 honorary consulates in Alexandroupoli, Kefalonia, Chania, Chios, Corfu, Corinth, Ioannina, Heraklion, Kavala, Larissa, Patras, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Santorini, and Volos. The relations were difficult during the inter war period (Corfu incident, the occupation of the Dodecanese) and being enemies during World War II (Greco-Italian War). The after war period saw much better relations, until now relations are excellent, due to the common interests and shared heritage of both countries. Both countries are full members of NATO, of the European Union, and of the Union for the Mediterranean.

See also

• Foreign relations of Greece
• Foreign relations of Italy
• Greeks in Italy

External links

• Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Italy
• Greek embassy in Rome (in Italian only)
• Italian embassy in Athens