Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Foreign minister visits Shanghai Expo

This content was published on Jun 27, 2010 She took a ride on the Swiss pavilion’s main attraction, its chair lift, before going on tovisit the pavilion presented jointly by the cities of Basel, Geneva and Zurich, where she praised the examples of Swiss technological know-how on show. The last stop on her Expo visit was the Chinese pavilion, where she was “very…

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Cabinet tries to contain Libya hostage crisis

This content was published on Jun 24, 2010 Numerous allegations, rumours and statements have been made over the government’s handling of the crisis with Libya, but it remains difficult to identify possible mistakes by government ministers. It all began shortly after Max Göldi landed in Switzerland accompanied by Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, following four months’ imprisonment in Tripoli. According to sources in the…

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UBS accord brings relief but also doubts

This content was published on Jun 24, 2010 The Swiss ambassador to Washington, Urs Ziswiler, expressed his “relief” on Wednesday night in Bern over last week’s adoption of an agreement with the US for sharing UBS client data. The diplomat was the keynote speaker at a roundtable debate on relations between Switzerland and the US, organised by the Swiss Foreign Policy Association. The…

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Swiss security plan heads to parliament

This content was published on Jun 24, 2010 Ueli Maurer, the Swiss defence minister, told reporters in Bern on Thursday that the new report establishes a national security network to streamline action in case of emergencies. The plan reaffirms the idea of having an armed militia charged with defending the country from military attacks. The Swiss military would also remain ready to help…

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Whaling moratorium talks collapse

This content was published on Jun 23, 2010 On Wednesday delegates at an International Whaling Commission (IWC) conference in Morocco failed to reach a deal to curb whale hunts by Japan, Norway and Iceland. Switzerland was one of 88 nations involved in two days of intense talks on a proposal to lift the 25-year-old moratorium on commercial whaling for ten years in exchange…

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Libya accused of human rights abuses

This content was published on Jun 23, 2010 In its dealings with African refugees the country has taken an even tougher line, Amnesty says. In many cases the death penalty has been handed down and in some instances, carried out. The accusations are levelled by Diana Eltahawy, a specialist for North Africa, in a report on Libya issued on Wednesday. She refers to…

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“Disagreement is nothing new in the government”

This content was published on Jun 22, 2010 However, former cabinet spokesman and vice chancellor Oswald Sigg tells swissinfo.ch in a written interview that he does not believe there is a government crisis, although he agrees that not everything is perfect. “Even if the weather isn’t very seasonal, we can expect a hot summer politically,“ he says. Hitting the headlines in the past…

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President defends plans to free Libya hostages

This content was published on Jun 21, 2010 But questions remain unanswered concerning which cabinet ministers knew what and when. Speaking at a news conference to quash rumours circulating about the planned rescue mission, Leuthard said the foreign and defence ministries had been commissioned to report on the planned mission. The cabinet discussed the plans on March 22 and concluded that it was…

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Swiss diplomats contribute to Gaza access

This content was published on Jun 19, 2010 On Thursday the Israeli security cabinet announced it planned to allow civilian goods to enter the Strip under international control while maintaining security measures to prevent arms and war materials from slipping in. Ambassador Jean-Daniel Ruch, special Swiss envoy to the Middle East, says Switzerland’s approach has been humanitarian while looking for ways to foster…

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Switzerland and Libya hold talks

This content was published on Jun 18, 2010 The talks in the Spanish capital Madrid came as legal action against Libya over its detention of two Swiss citizens during the diplomatic spat was mooted in Switzerland. The last of the two hostages, Swiss businessman Max Göldi, arrived back in Switzerland on Monday after almost two years in detention. A Spanish official was reported…

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