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Switzerland-Greece: 100 Years of Diplomatic Relations (Low Resolution) Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft Confédération suisse Confederazione Svizzera Confederaziun svizra Embassy of Switzerland in Greece Πρεσβεία της Ελβετίας στην Ελλάδα SWITZERLAND-GREECE 100 years of Diplomatic Relations ΕλβΕτία-Ελλαδα 100 Χρόνια διπλωματικών Σχέσεων 1917 - 2017 ROOFING FLOORING WATERPROOFING SEALING & CONCRETE INDUSTRY BONDING 2 BUILD YOUR WORLD IN TRUST WITH SIKA SIKA AG, Switzerland, is a globally active specialty chemicals company. Sika REFURBISHMENT supplies the building & construction industry, as well as manufacturing industries (automotive, bus, truck, rail, solar and wind power plants, façades). SIKA is a leader in processing materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, LEADING EDGE KNOW-HOW reinforcing and protecting loadbearing structures. Sika’s product lines feature highquality concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, FROM OUR LAB TO YOUR HOME damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring as well as roofing and SINCE 1910 waterproofing systems. ROOFING FLOORING WATERPROOFING SEALING & CONCRETE INDUSTRY BONDING BUILD YOUR WORLD IN TRUST WITH SIKA SIKA AG, Switzerland, is a globally active specialty chemicals company. Sika REFURBISHMENT supplies the building & construction industry, as well as manufacturing industries (automotive, bus, truck, rail, solar and wind power plants, façades). SIKA is a leader in processing materials used in sealing, bonding, damping, LEADING EDGE KNOW-HOW reinforcing and protecting loadbearing structures. Sika’s product lines feature highquality concrete admixtures, specialty mortars, sealants and adhesives, FROM OUR LAB TO YOUR HOME damping and reinforcing materials, structural strengthening systems, industrial flooring as well as roofing and SINCE 1910 waterproofing systems. One hundred years ago, in Ellinika chronika, supported Greece in the restoration of its 1917, Switzerland and Greece national independence. formally established diplomatic relations when Greece opened Philhellenism is not merely a historical trend which arose at the a diplomatic representation in end of the 18th century out of enthusiasm for the Greek cause. Bern. Close contacts between It is also an expression of the world’s eternal gratitude towards the two Nations and the two the Ancient Greeks for laying the foundation of democratic peoples date back even further, principles: citizenship, self-governance, rule of law, public as the opening of consular debate and voting, to name but a few. This precious legacy, representations in both which today seems self-evident, has inspired many modern countries in the second half of democracies and serves as a source of stability, progress and the ability to shape the future with confidence. This is particularly the 19th century illustrates. enlightening for Switzerland, where vibrant direct democracy is at the core of public affairs. Although geographically distant, Switzerland and Greece faced th 2 common challenges in the first half of the 19 century, such During my term as President of the Swiss Confederation in 2014, as asserting their independence in their respective geopolitical I had the privilege and pleasure to receive the then President environments. In this context, it might not appear surprising that of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias. As the first official illustrious citizens of either country committed themselves to the visit of a Greek president to Switzerland in the history of our cause of the other in this decisive period of time. bilateral relations, it provided the opportunity not only to give due recognition to the harmonious and stable relations between Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias, also known as Conte Giovanni our two countries, but also to pay tribute to and support the Antonio Capo d’Istria, played a prominent role in Switzerland’s manifold efforts undertaken by Greece and its inhabitants at a institutional reorganisation as well as in defending and asserting time of great challenges, both economic and human. Switzerland’s permanent status as a neutral country at the congresses of Vienna and Paris (1815) which reorganized I am convinced that our bilateral relations, unfolding in many Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. For their part, prominent fields such as political dialogue, research, education, culture, Philhellenes from Switzerland, such as Jean-Gabriel Eynard, who and migration, will continue to deepen and remain based in later became the co-founder of the National Bank of Greece, or future on friendship, respect and support. Johann Jakob Meyer, the first publisher of the Greek newspaper Didier Burkhalter Federal Councillor and Foreign Minister, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Πριν από εκατό χρόνια, το 1917, η Ελβετία και η Ελλάδα Ο φιλελληνισμός δεν ήταν απλώς μια ιστορική τάση που προέκυψε προέβησαν επισήμως στη σύναψη διπλωματικών σχέσεων, με στα τέλη του 18ου αιώνα από τη συγκίνηση που προκάλεσε ο την ίδρυση της ελληνικής διπλωματικής αντιπροσωπείας στη αγώνας των Ελλήνων. Εκφράζει, επίσης, την αιώνια ευγνωμοσύνη Βέρνη. Η στενή συνεργασία των δύο χωρών, αλλά και των δύο της παγκόσμιας κοινότητας για την αρχαία Ελλάδα, που έθεσε λαών, είχε ξεκινήσει ακόμη νωρίτερα, όπως μαρτυρά η παρουσία τα θεμέλια για πολλές δημοκρατικές αξίες, όπως η ιθαγένεια, προξενικών αντιπροσωπειών και στις δύο χώρες στο δεύτερο η αυτοδιοίκηση, το κράτος δικαίου, η δημόσια συζήτηση και το δικαίωμα της ψήφου. Αυτή η πολύτιμη παρακαταθήκη, την οποία μισό του 19ου αιώνα. σήμερα ίσως θεωρούμε δεδομένη, υπήρξε πηγή έμπνευσης για πολλές σύγχρονες δημοκρατίες και αποτελεί σημείο Παρά τη γεωγραφική απόσταση που χωρίζει τις δύο χώρες, η αναφοράς για τη σταθερότητα, την πρόοδο και τη δυνατότητα Ελβετία και η Ελλάδα αντιμετώπισαν παρόμοιες προκλήσεις στο διαμόρφωσης του μέλλοντος με σιγουριά και εμπιστοσύνη. Αυτό πρώτο μισό του 19ου αιώνα, καθώς χρειάστηκε, για παράδειγμα, ισχύει ιδιαίτερα για την Ελβετία, όπου η ζωντανή λειτουργία της να διεκδικήσουν την ανεξαρτησία τους, η καθεμιά στο δικό άμεσης δημοκρατίας συνιστά τον πυρήνα των κοινών. της γεωπολιτικό περιβάλλον. Υπό αυτό το πρίσμα, ίσως δεν αποτελεί έκπληξη το γεγονός ότι επιφανείς Ελβετοί και Έλληνες Κατά τη διάρκεια της θητείας μου ως Προέδρου της Ελβετικής αφοσιώθηκαν στον αγώνα της φίλης χώρας στη διάρκεια εκείνης Συνομοσπονδίας το 2014, είχα την τιμή και τη χαρά να δεξιωθώ 3 της κρίσιμης περιόδου. τον τότε Πρόεδρο της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας, κ. Κάρολο Παπούλια. Στο πλαίσιο της πρώτης επίσημης επίσκεψης Έλληνα Ο Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας (Conte Giovanni Antonio Capo d’Istria) Προέδρου στην Ελβετία στην ιστορία των διμερών σχέσεων, μας διαδραμάτισε πρωτεύοντα ρόλο στη θεσμική αναδιοργάνωση δόθηκε η ευκαιρία να αναφερθούμε στις σταθερές και αρμονικές σχέσεις μεταξύ των δύο χωρών, αλλά και να αναγνωρίσουμε και της Ελβετίας, αλλά και στην ενδυνάμωση και καθιέρωση του να στηρίξουμε τις πολλές και ποικίλες προσπάθειες της Ελλάδας καθεστώτος της μόνιμης ουδετερότητας της χώρας στο Συνέδριο και των Ελλήνων σε μια περίοδο μεγάλων προκλήσεων, τόσο σε της Βιέννης και στη Διάσκεψη των Παρισίων (1815) που οδήγησαν οικονομικό όσο και σε ανθρωπιστικό επίπεδο. στην αναδιοργάνωση της Ευρώπης μετά τους Ναπολεόντειους Πολέμους. Από τη μεριά τους, επιφανείς Ελβετοί φιλέλληνες, Είμαι βέβαιος ότι οι σχέσεις των δύο χωρών -οι οποίες όπως ο Ιωάννης-Γαβριήλ Εϊνάρδος (Jean-Gabriel Eynard), ο αναπτύσσονται σε πολλούς τομείς, όπως είναι ο πολιτικός διάλογος, οποίος στη συνέχεια υπήρξε συνιδρυτής της Εθνικής Τράπεζας η έρευνα, η παιδεία, ο πολιτισμός, και το μεταναστευτικό- θα της Ελλάδος, και ο Ιάκωβος Μάγερ (Jakob Meyer), ο οποίος εξακολουθήσουν να καλλιεργούνται και να βασίζονται στη φιλία, εξέδωσε την πρώτη ελληνική εφημερίδα, τα Ελληνικά Χρονικά, τον σεβασμό και την αμοιβαία στήριξη. στήριξαν τον ελληνικό αγώνα για την εθνική ανεξαρτησία. Ντιντιέ Μπουρκχάλτερ Μέλος του Ελβετικού Ομοσπονδιακού Συμβουλίου και Υπουργός Εξωτερικών, Ομοσπονδιακό Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών This year’s centennial of formal The role of the Red Cross should also be highlighted, as the diplomatic relations between organization envisioned by Henry Dunant provided great relief Greece and Switzerland con- to the suffering Greek population throughout the harsh times firms not only the excellent rela- of World War II. Switzerland’s highly valued neutrality has also tions between our two countries allowed for the country to provide its good services in a number -both endowed with unparal- of international issues, like the recent talks held in Geneva and leled natural beauty- but also Crans-Montana on the Cyprus issue demonstrate. reminds us that our two peoples are closer than the two coun- Nowadays, our two countries continue to foster relations of trust tries are on the map. and cooperation in a multitude of fields, on the basis of shared values, such as democracy, openness, respect and progress. The Greek and Swiss peoples To name just one example, by hosting the CERN, Switzerland have always maintained cordial relations of profound respect hosts the very heart of Europe’s scientific avant-garde, where and true friendship. It is no coincidence that among the great- more than 100 Greek scientists work and at least eight Greek est philhellenes, the Swiss hold a prominent place. The Berne universities and research centers contribute to its projects. Philhellenic Committee was the first to be founded in Europe, Trade, tourism, research and development, culture and arts are already on August 3, 1821, while the Greek War for Indepen- but a few of the fields where our two countries work together.
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