Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Ogi in China to strengthen Swiss-Sino ties

This content was published on Sep 12, 2000 The first day of his visit is being dominated by talks with government leaders, including the defence minister, Chi Haotian, and the prime minister, Zhu Rongji. Ogi will meet the president, Jiang Zemin on Wednesday. The primary reason for Ogi’s visit is to take part in a ceremony marking 50 years of diplomatic relations between…

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Panel discusses National Bank appointment

This content was published on Sep 11, 2000 There is speculation that the panel could break with protocol by proposing the current number three, Christian Democrat Bruno Gehrig, to succeed Hans Meyer when he steps down at the end of the year. The other main contender is the SNB’s vice chairman, the Radical Jean-Pierre Roth. The panel will also have to nominate another…

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Landmines focus minds in Geneva

This content was published on Sep 11, 2000 Although three-quarters of the countries in the world have signed the treaty, they remain a deadly menace in many parts of the world – every 20 minutes someone is killed or injured by a landmine. To help stem the tide, Switzerland has offered free to the international community a device that safely deactivates mines and…

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Switzerland denounces ethnic cleansing in Kosovo

This content was published on Sep 11, 2000 “Persecution and aggression against members of other communities, especially against Serbs, have not diminished,” ambassador François Nordmann said in Geneva on Monday. At a UNHCR meeting, he called on all communities in Kosovo to be tolerant, “an essential condition for a stable situation.” Nordmann also declared that the humanitarian situation in Yugoslavia was one of…

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Switzerland and China mark 50 years of friendly relations

This content was published on Sep 11, 2000 Switzerland was one of the first western countries to establish diplomatic relations with China’s communist government. The figure behind the far-sighted decision, which has resulted in five decades of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, was the then foreign minister, Max Petitpierre. In a speech to mark the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the…

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Accola welcomed back into the fold

This content was published on Sep 11, 2000 The 33-year-old Accola was suspended last Tuesday by the federation’s director, Jean-Daniel Mudry, after he arrived late for a pre-season promotional session attended by team sponsors and suppliers in the Swiss resort of Zermatt. The two parties came to an agreement on Monday, but Swiss-Ski has reserved the right to take further action against Accola,…

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National anti-racism demonstration called off

This content was published on Sep 11, 2000 The organising committee, Open Hearts, said the meeting – scheduled for Saturday – was being called off because two rock stars, who were supposed to attend the rally, could not attend. The American rock singer, Tina Turner, and the British musician, Phil Collins – both of whom live in Switzerland – were booked to be…

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Bernese Oberland becomes Hollywood set

This content was published on Sep 8, 2000 Swiss producer, Leonard Gmur, is in charge of the shooting in Switzerland on behalf of Steven Spielberg’s film company, Dreamworks. The mini-series will be called “Band of Brothers” and is based on a best-selling novel by Stephen Ambrose, who was the historical consultant on the blockbuster film, “Saving Private Ryan”. While Spielberg hopes to cash…

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Statistics seen as key to fostering democracy

This content was published on Sep 8, 2000 The five-day conference – organised by the Swiss government – aimed to find ways of using statistics to “measure” human rights and poverty with the aim of helping to improve the lives of those worst affected. “The conference does not have a political objective,” Carlo Malaguerra, the head of the Swiss Federal Statistics Office, told…

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Two-thirds of Kosovo refugees in Switzerland repatriated

This content was published on Sep 8, 2000 The director of the Federal Refugee Office, Jean-Daniel Gerber, told a news conference in Berne on Friday that more than 31,000 Kosovo refugees and asylum seekers had returned home under the voluntary repatriation programme run by the Swiss government. A further 4,000 people have been forcibly repatriated. The programme, which has cost an estimated SFr112…

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