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Greece (which had gained its independence in 1830) and Italy established diplomatic relations in 1861, immediately upon Italy's unification. [11] Italian philhellenes had contributed to the Greek independence, such as the jurist Vincenzo Gallina , Annibale Santorre di Rossi de Pomarolo, Count of Santarosa and Giuseppe Rosaroll .
It demanded free passage for his troops to occupy unspecified strategic points inside Greek territory. Greece had been friendly towards Nazi Germany, profiting from mutual trade relations, but now Germany's ally, Italy, intended to invade Greece. Metaxas rejected the ultimatum with the words "Alors, c'est la guerre" (French for "then it is war").
Greece and Albania – even though diplomatic relations were restored in 1971 [271] [272] – normalized relations only in 1987 as until then both countries were officially – in a cease-fire – but nevertheless under the state of war since Albania and Italy had declared war on Greece on 28 October 1940.
Greece–Italy military relations (1 C)-Greek expatriates in Italy (2 C, 18 P) Italian expatriates in Greece (2 C, 9 P) A. Ambassadors of Greece to Italy (3 P)
The fighting didn’t last long on Greek soil, though, and despite Greece’s significantly smaller population (just 7.3 million people) against the much larger Italy, which in 1940 had a ...
Italy plans to send an ambassador back to Syria after a decade-long absence, the country’s foreign minister said, in a diplomatic move that could spark divisions among European Union allies.
African leaders converge on Rome this weekend for a summit where Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will finally unveil a strategic plan aimed at redefining Italy's relations with the continent and ...
In January 1920, Venizelos made known the agreement to the Supreme Allied Council with no negative reaction. The stance of Italy changed in July 1920, when the new Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlo Sforza, with a secret note to the Greek government renounced the agreement. Formally, the agreement was renounced by Italy in August 1922.