page_title: Armenia–Greece relations
section_title: Diasporas
hierarchical_section_title: Armenia–Greece relations / Today / Diasporas
context_page_description: Greco-Armenian relations refer to the bilateral relations between Armenia and Greece.
  Due to the strong political, cultural and religious ties between the two nations, 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 and Ottoman Empires.
  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.
context_section_description: Estimates on the size of the Greek community in Armenia range from 1,800 to 5,000 . The declining number of Greeks in Armenia in recent years is mainly due to mass migration to Greece from the former Soviet Union and because of Armenia's economic situation as a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh War. It was further exacerbated by the Leninakan earthquake which in December 1988 struck northwestern Armenia, the area where most of the Greeks used to live. The largest Greek communities are in Yerevan and Alaverdi, followed by Vanadzor, Gyumri, Stepanavan and Noyemberyan.
  The Armenian community in Greece is much larger, numbering about 50,000 . The number was even higher but migration to North America has caused an evident reduction. The largest Armenian communities are in Athens and Thessaloniki.
caption: Greek and Armenian climbers at the top of Ararat mountain
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