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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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This content was published on Jul 23, 1999

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First Kosovo repatriation flight leaves Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 19, 1999 The first repatriation flight with about 90 ethnic Albanian refugees left Switzerland for the Balkans on Tuesday, taking a first group of voluntary returnees back to their home region. The Kosovar returnees were flown to the Macedonian capital Skopje, the Federal Refugee Office said. The airport of Kosovo’s capital Pristina is still blocked for repatriation…

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Swiss Foreign Minister Deiss attends Europe Conference

This content was published on Jul 19, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss was on Monday meeting high-ranking European Union officials in Brussels to outline Switzerland’s contribution to international peace and pro-democracy efforts in the Balkans. Deiss was expected to present Switzerland’s proposals at the so-called Europe Conference, which was set up by the EU in 1997 to serve as a forum for…

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