Newspapers: Swiss keen to host Biden-Putin meeting
Joe Biden (left, then Vice-President of the US) and Vladimir Putin (then Russian Prime Minister) in a file photo from 2011
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Switzerland would like to host a possible upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his United States counterpart Joe Biden, according to reports in the Swiss media.
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When asked about the media reports, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) said: “Switzerland is ready to offer its good offices when they are useful and desired. This also includes acting as host or facilitator organising conferences or meetings in Switzerland.”
“For confidentiality reasons, the FDFA cannot give any further details concerning specific cases,” a spokeswoman told SWI swissinfo.ch via email on Saturday.
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