Kudos from Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is now in Davos after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Zurich, had some especially kind words for the Swiss after they helped broker a prisoner swap between Iran and the United States.
First, he stopped to talk to a TV crew from Swiss Public Television SRF, wanting to express his thanks to the Swiss people.
Wenn der Aussenminister nochmals dreht für eine kurze Botschaft: «Danke Didier Burkhalter, Danke Schweiz» ^ak #WEF16External link
https://t.co/cQtnyfy3AHExternal link
— SRF News (@srfnews) January 21, 2016External linkAnd later, Kerry came up behind Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter for a shoulder rub and a photo op, again using the opportunity to express his gratitude.
Here’s the big moment:
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