French-Swiss relations are bilateral diplomatic relations between France and Switzerland . The length of the state border between the countries is 525 km [1] .
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History
In 1516, France and Switzerland signed the Eternal Peace Treaty. In 1521, an Agreement on the provision of military assistance was signed [2] . Since the 16th century, France has appointed ambassadors to Switzerland, and in 1798 the first Swiss mission abroad was opened in Paris [3] . As of 2015, there were four state visits by the French presidents to Switzerland: Arman Fallier in August 1910, Francois Mitterrand in April 1983, Jacques Chirac in 1998 and Francois Hollande in April 2015 [4] .
Economic Relations
194,000 Swiss live in France, and 163,000 French live in Switzerland. About 150,000 French citizens work in Switzerland and cross the border with this country daily. France is Switzerland's third largest trading partner (after Germany and Italy ) [5] [3] .
Notes
- ↑ The World Factbook
- ↑ Christophe Büchi, “La France, si chère au cœur des Alémaniques”, Le Temps
- ↑ 1 2 Bilateral relations between Switzerland and France , Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
- ↑ Olivier Perrin, “1910, 1983, 1998: trois présidents de la République en Suisse”, Le Temps
- ↑ Xavier Alonso, “Comment la France et la Suisse se sont réconciliées”, 24 heures