Greece–Hungary relations

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Greece and Hungary established diplomatic relations on July 7, 1956. Both countries exchanged embassies in the other one's capital on August 24, 1964. [1] Both countries are full members of the European Union, NATO, OECD, OSCE and the Council of Europe. There are around 2,500 people of Greek descent living in Hungary. Meanwhile, there are around 2,000 people of Hungarian descent living in Greece, according to an assessment of 2011.

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Military cooperation

A Hungarian military contingent participated in a NATO mission to assist Greece in ensuring security during the 2004 Summer Olympics. [2]

List of bilateral visits [3]

List of bilateral treaties [4]

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Stavros Lambrinidis and Viktor Orbán in January 2011

Diplomacy

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References

  1. http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Europe/Relationships+with+EU+Member+States/Hungary/ Archived November 24, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Hungary
  2. "NATO begins security assistance for 2004 Olympics". nato.int. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  3. http://www.greekembassy.hu/english/index.html Archived June 16, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Greek embassy in Budapest
  4. http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Europe/Relationships+with+EU+Member+States/Hungary/ Archived November 24, 2020, at the Wayback Machine Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Hungary