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Australia–Greece relations

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Foreign relations exist betweenAustralia andGreece. Relations between the two states are close: the countries were allies during both World Wars and theKorean War. During World War II, Australian forces took part in theBattle of Greece and theBattle of Crete. There is a largeGreek community in Australia (dating from the 1950s and 1960s).^[1] Each country has an embassy in the other's capital. Greece also has consulates general in Sydney, Melbourne andAdelaide, as well as a consulate inPerth, honorary consulates general inBrisbane andDarwin, and honorary consulates inNewcastle andHobart.^[2] Both countries are full members of theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Australia and Greece have a close bilateral relationship based on historical ties and the rich contribution of Greek Australians to Australian society. In 2019, the export of Australian services to Greece was valued at $92 million, while services imports from Greece totalled $750 million. Australia's stock of investment in Greece in 2019 totalled $481 million. Investment in Australia from Greece was $192 million.^[3]

The following state visits have occurred:^[1]

• March 1955, Prime Minister of AustraliaRobert Menzies visited Greece^[4][5]
• June 2002,President of GreeceKonstantinos Stephanopoulos visited Australia
• July 2002,Prime Minister of AustraliaJohn Howard visitedAthens
• April 2005, Prime Minister of Australia John Howard visited Greece
• May 2007,Greek Prime Minister,Kostas Karamanlis andGreek Foreign MinisterDora Bakoyannis and a delegation of Greek officials and media visited Australia

23Australia–Greece bilateral treaties covering extradition, taxation, trade, War and its aftermath, social security and other matters have been agreed between the two countries.

2 agreements are pending:^[2]

• bilateral Social Security Agreement
• Greek–Australian bilateral Agreement on Holidays with Employment Rights

Bilateral economic relations between both countries are at a very low level and there are significant fluctuations in the volume of trade. According to data by the National Statistical Service of Greece, the total volume of trade between the two countries rose by 34.05% reaching 143.228 million Euros.^[2]

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