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Switzerland declares support for ‘indispensable’ OSCE

This content was published on May 4, 2023 The Swiss foreign minister has assured the UN Security Council of Switzerland’s support for the OSCE.

Foreign Affairs

China rebukes Swiss parliament over Taiwan vote

This content was published on May 4, 2023 The Chinese embassy in Bern has said that the vote this week to deepen relations with Taiwan amounts to a meddling in internal affairs.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss foreign minister chairs UN Security Council for first time

This content was published on May 4, 2023 Switzerland presided over the UN Security Council on Wednesday. The country holds the rotating role for one month.

Foreign Affairs

Swiss parliament votes for closer ties with Taiwan

This content was published on May 3, 2023 Parliamentarians have voted in favour of strengthening relations with their counterparts in Taiwan.

International Geneva

Prisoner swaps, weapons exports, and Swiss neutrality

This content was published on May 2, 2023 In this week's newsletter, Imogen Foulkes looks at how prisoner swaps are negotiated and asks whether Switzerland should limit its weapons' exports.

International Geneva

Inside Geneva: prisoners of war and weapons exports

This content was published on May 2, 2023 This week, Inside Geneva goes behind the scenes with the ICRC’s prisoner exchange in Yemen.

Foreign Affairs

‘The expectation is for Switzerland to show its reliability’

This content was published on May 2, 2023 The Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in New York gives a peek into the packed meeting agenda of the world’s most important security organ.

UK Forces evacuating people near Khartoum, Sudan

Foreign Affairs

Dozens more Swiss nationals flown out of Sudan

This content was published on Apr 30, 2023 Around 60 Swiss have been flown out of Sudan using flights organised by third countries, the Swiss foreign ministry revealed on Sunday.

Karin Keller-Sutter, Hereditary Prince Alois and Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein

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Liechtenstein and Switzerland mark 100 years of customs union

This content was published on Apr 29, 2023 Celebrations took place on Saturday along the Rhine River to mark the creation of a single economic area on March 29, 1923.

Pascale Baeriswyl speaking at UN Security Council in New York

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‘Switzerland is a trustworthy player’ in diplomacy, says Swiss UN ambassador

This content was published on Apr 29, 2023 Pascale Baeriswyl gives a largely positive assessment of the first four months of Switzerland’s membership on the UN Security Council.

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