Cluster: Swiss Abroad

Swiss divided over benefits of world poverty summit

This content was published on Sep 6, 2000 More than 150 world leaders are in attendance, making it the largest gathering of its kind. Ogi’s speech, scheduled for Thursday, will mark the first time a Swiss president has addressed the UN General Assembly. He is also expected to sign the UN charter on children’s rights. Much of the debate at the summit is…

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Switzerland seeks compromise in row over Red Cross emblem

This content was published on Sep 5, 2000 The exploratory conference in Geneva of the Red Cross movement is organised by Switzerland, which is the depository nation of the Convention. The aim is have a new emblem adopted next month. The latest dispute over a third emblem was sparked by the national Red Cross societies in Israel and the United States. They want…

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Ski federation suspends Accola

This content was published on Sep 5, 2000 The director of the federation, Jean-Daniel Mudry, sent Accola home from a week-long promotional session with the team’s sponsors and equipment suppliers in the resort of Zermatt. Accola, 33, was late for the start of the session on Sunday. He has been suspended with immediate effect and indefinitely. “In the past, Paul Accola on various…

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Swiss and Indian officials discuss ways of strengthening ties

This content was published on Sep 4, 2000 Officials said they were also looking at the conflict in Kashmir, and the issue of nuclear proliferation. A Swiss diplomat said India’s economic liberalisation programme would be at the forefront of the talks. Switzerland is one of the top 10 foreign investors in the country. Switzerland is also expected to renew its call for India…

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Switzerland again calls on India to show nuclear restraint

This content was published on Sep 4, 2000 Deiss made the statement after talks in Berne on Monday with the Indian foreign minister, Jaswant Singh. Overall, they both praised the state of the two countries’ bilateral relations. Stressing the amount of common ground between the two countries, Deiss said: “India and Switzerland have common positions on many issues. In humanitarian and other fields…we…

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Ex Swiss army major general, Däniker, dies

This content was published on Sep 3, 2000 In 1988, Däniker was chief of staff for training operations at the then Military Department (now ministry of defence). Oswald Sigg, a spokesman for the ministry, confirmed he died on the night between Friday and Saturday. Sigg said Däniker was “an eminent military personality, who was one of the precursors of the opening up of…

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Aceh peace talks to be held in Geneva

This content was published on Sep 3, 2000 The negotiations in Geneva will focus on requirements for formally extending a ceasefire in the province. The two sides signed the original ceasefire in Geneva last May. Since it came into force on June 2, the truce has been marred by about 70 killings, but has succeeded in stemming the worst of the violence in…

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UN nominates Ziegler to oversee right to food

This content was published on Sep 3, 2000 The former Social Democrat parliamentarian and sociologist confirmed newspaper reports on Sunday that the Geneva appointment was effective immediately. Ziegler said he would have three years during which to consult UN member countries and prepare a clause, to be introduced into the human rights charter, stating the right to food as a basic human right.…

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Government parties embrace fight against right-wing extremism

This content was published on Sep 1, 2000 The Christian Democrats, Radical Party, the Social Democrats and the People’s Party gather regularly throughout the year to discuss topical issues. Neo-Nazism and the country’s relations with the European Union topped the meeting’s agenda. Franco Cavalli, the group’s spokesman, reported that the government parties were united in their opposition to right-wing extremism, but were divided…

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Government comes out against voting reforms

This content was published on Aug 31, 2000 Outlining the government’s opposition to the proposal on Thursday, the justice minister, Ruth Metzler, said it amounted to little more than a cosmetic change to a voting system, which was in need of wider reform. The initiative calls for a new law to enable voters to accept or reject certain parts of a proposal in…

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