Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Prince Charles on Swiss soil

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 Prince Charles will start his visit with a tour of Berne’s old town. On Friday, the prince will head off to the Kandertal in the Bernese Oberland. He will get to see a biological farm, meet local farmers and be informed about cheese production. Ogi will also take Charles to his native village of Kandersteg…

Social Democrats want People’s Party out of federal government

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 The Social Democrats said on Wednesday they did not want a People’s Party member to take over Ogi’s position when parliament meets to elect a successor on December 6. They said the People’s Party was no longer prepared to be part of a unified federal government. The government is made up of four parties under…

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Switzerland organised secret Afghan talks

This content was published on Nov 1, 2000 Several meetings were held in Switzerland last year and at the beginning of this year, but broke off after failing to make progress. Andrei Motyl, a Swiss official who was involved in organising the meetings, said the talks involved senior representatives of the ruling Islamic Taleban movement and of the main opposition leader, Ahmad Shah…

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Sri Lankan refugees offered aid to go home

This content was published on Oct 30, 2000 It also said the new measure was aimed at discouraging those without permission to stay in Switzerland from going underground and living in the country clandestinely. “The main aim is to see fewer people disappear and have more people returning home regularly. About 200 people have returned to Sri Lanka each year since 1994, so…

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Deiss pledges to continue giving aid to Ukraine

This content was published on Oct 30, 2000 After talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Anatoly Zlenko, Deiss said: “Ukraine belongs to those countries in eastern Europe which are of great interest to us.” He added that Switzerland spends about SFr4 million ($2.23 million) on aid projects in Ukraine every year. Most of these deal with education, health care, the environment, and building “civil…

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Switzerland to complete signing of Alpine Convention

This content was published on Oct 30, 2000 The Swiss environment minister, Moritz Leuenberger, will sign the remaining protocols covering transport, energy and the settlement of disputes, before the meeting closes on Tuesday. The aim of the convention is to coordinate the use and protection of the Alps among the nations which have approved it. So far, Switzerland has signed five of the…

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Justice and security on agenda of Deiss Ukraine visit

This content was published on Oct 29, 2000 Deiss opened his tour with a visit to a legal studies centre funded by Switzerland. He also met Ukraine’s justice minister, Suzanna Stanik, and discussed improving judicial cooperation between the two countries. Swiss assistance to Ukraine, with a budget of SFr4 million, also covers economic development, social development, and conflict prevention. On Monday, Deiss is…

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Ambrosetti elected to head metalworkers’ union

This content was published on Oct 28, 2000 Ambrosetti was elected on Saturday at the union’s congress, held in canton Fribourg. A lawyer by training, he joined the union in 1978, rising to the post of regional secretary in Ticino, before becoming a member of the national directorate in 1994. He is reported not to favour a plan to merge his own union…

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Switzerland sets up new centre to keep armies in line

This content was published on Oct 27, 2000 “Switzerland wants to make a concrete gesture towards promoting stability and peace in countries in transition and countries in development,” Ogi said at the inauguration. The centre is part of Switzerland’s contribution to NATO’s Partnership for Peace programme, the strengthening of democratic controls over armies being one of the country’s stated objectives within the PfP.…

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Switzerland to support reconstruction in Yugoslavia

This content was published on Oct 27, 2000 It has pledged SFr50 million ($27 million) over the next three years to aid reconstruction and the reform process. A government delegation led by ambassador Oscar Knapp headed to Belgrade on Friday for talks with the country’s newly elected president, Vojislav Kostunica. The two sides are expected to discuss Yugoslavia’s immediate humanitarian needs, as well…

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