Armenia–Greece relations
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Bilateral relations exist between Armenia and Greece. Due to the strong political, cultural and religious ties between the two nations (the vast majority of Armenians and Greeks practice Eastern Christianity), Armenia and Greece today enjoy excellent diplomatic relations. They have always been strong both emotionally and historically due to religious and cultural roots and co-existence during the Byzantine period and under the Ottoman Empire.[1]
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Embassy of Greece, Yerevan | Embassy of Armenia, Athens |
All three Presidents of Armenia paid official visits to Greece and there are high-level contacts between the two countries. Greece formally recognized the Armenian genocide in 1996, while Armenia formally recognized the Greek genocide in 2015.[2] Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.