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Greek–British relations are foreign relations between Greece and the United Kingdom. Greece and the United Kingdom maintain excellent and cordial relations [1] and consider each other an ally [2] with the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, paying an official visit to London in 2021. [3] Greece and the United Kingdom are both members ...
A map of divided Cyprus. Embassy of Greece in Nicosia, Cyprus. As the island of Cyprus was heading towards independence from the United Kingdom the Greek (82%) and Turkish (18%) communities became embroiled in bitter inter-communal fighting, partly sponsored by the two "motherlands".
United Kingdom portal This category is for bilateral relations between Greece and the United Kingdom . The main article for this category is Greece–United Kingdom relations .
The diplomatic foreign relations of the United Kingdom are conducted by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, headed by the foreign secretary.The prime minister and numerous other agencies play a role in setting policy, and many institutions and businesses have a voice and a role.
Diplomatic relations between Greece and the United States were established in the 1830s after the Greek War of Independence. [5] Greece and the United States have long-standing historical, political, and cultural ties based on a common western heritage, [ 6 ] and participation as Allies during World War I , World War II , the Cold War and the ...
The London and Zürich Agreements (Greek: Συμφωνίες Ζυρίχης–Λονδίνου; Turkish: Zürih ve Londra Antlaşmaları) for the constitution of Cyprus started with an agreement on 19 February 1959 in Lancaster House, London, between Turkey, Greece, the United Kingdom and Cypriot community leaders (Archbishop Makarios III for ...
George I of Greece. First contact between Danes and Greeks dates back from the 4th century BC, when Greek merchant Pytheas went to Denmark. In 1863, the second King of Greece, George I, was of Danish descent, and his successors, the House of Glücksburg, reigned over the country until 1973/1974.
The UK prime minister's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to describe the United Kingdom. [8] Although the United Kingdom is a unitary sovereign state, it contains three distinct legal jurisdictions in Scotland, England and Wales, and Northern Ireland, each retaining its own legal system even after joining the UK. [9]