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Balkans and EU are policy priorities for new state secretary

This content was published on Aug 2, 1999 Switzerland’s new state secretary in the foreign ministry, Franz von Däniken, took up his new job on Monday, saying Swiss-EU relations and the situation in the Balkans would be among his top policy priorities. Von Däniken, who will be Switzerland’s key contact man in Brussels, said he would work toward the full implementation of the…

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Swiss National Day: fireworks and a call for solidarity and openness

This content was published on Aug 1, 1999 As Switzerland on Sunday celebrated National Day with traditional fireworks displays, Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss called for solidarity and political tolerance and warned against the risk of political isolation within Europe. Dreifuss called on the Swiss to maintain and consolidate the kind of social justice and solidarity which not only characterised present-day Switzerland but which…

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Balkans summit calls for democracy and prosperity

This content was published on Jul 30, 1999 A 40-nation Balkans summit, which Switzerland attended as an observer, on Friday pledged to support economic and democratic reforms for the war-torn Balkans region. At the one-day summit in Sarajevo, major powers endorsed an international pact to promote pro-democracy reforms and vibrant market economies as well as measures against corruption and organized crime. Switzerland was…

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“Swiss abroad know the need for openness and solidarity”

This content was published on Jul 30, 1999 “The Swiss abroad know the need for openness and solidarity and should not hesitate to remind Switzerland of those virtues,” said Swiss President Ruth Dreifuss in her August 1st National Day address to the Swiss living abroad. The president, who is also interior minister, said the Swiss abroad were experiencing different cultures and habits each…

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Swiss foreign minister attends Sarajevo summit

This content was published on Jul 30, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss is on Friday attending the Balkans stability pact conference in Sarajevo, where international leaders are discussing how to bring long-term economic peace and prosperity to the conflict-torn Balkans region. The conference – held in the rebuilt Olympic Zetra arena — brings together representatives and leaders of about 40 nations, including…

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Swiss foreign minister joins Sarajevo stability pact conference

This content was published on Jul 29, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss travelled to Bosnia-Herzegovina’s capital Sarajevo for Friday’s international Balkans stability pact conference, which is aimed at bringing long-term economic peace and prosperity to the conflict-torn region. The conference – held in the rebuilt Olympic Zetra arena — brings together representatives and leaders of about 40 nations, including United States President…

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Switzerland, Italy step up cooperation on Kosovo repatriation

This content was published on Jul 28, 1999 Switzerland’s Justice and Police Minister Ruth Metzler and Italian Interior Minister Rosa Russo Jervolino (l) said Tuesday they would step up cooperation on repatriating Kosovar refugees. Metzler, who was paying her first visit to Italy, said after talks with Russo Jervolino and her Italian counterpart Oliviero Diliberto that a working group would be set up…

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Swiss justice minister in Rome for talks on Kosovo repatriation

This content was published on Jul 27, 1999 Switzerland’s Justice and Police Minister Ruth Metzler travelled to Rome on Tuesday for high-level talks focussing on the controversial issue of repatriating Kosovar refugees through Italian territory. The Italian authorities are concerned that ethnic Albanian returnees could try to stay in Italy while travelling home on a route leading from Switzerland through Italy. There has…

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Swiss foreign minister notes progress in Kosovo reconstruction

This content was published on Jul 26, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss has expressed optimism about reconstruction efforts in Kosovo, saying that, despite incidents of violence, the situation is improving day by day. Deiss made the comment after he was briefed about the situation in Kosovo by British Lt. Gen. Mike Jackson, the commander of the NATO-led international KFOR troops in Kosovo,…

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Swiss foreign minister assesses aid projects in Kosovo

This content was published on Jul 23, 1999 As more and more Kosovar refugees are voluntarily leaving Switzerland and returning to their home region to rebuild their lives, Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss is visiting the war-torn region himself to assess Swiss reconstruction programmes. Deiss — who talked to refugees at a camp in Albania in May (picture) — will hold talks with…

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