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Biometric passports take their time

This content was published on Jun 29, 2005 But travellers to the United States will be able to enter the country without a visa if they hold the latest version of the Swiss passport. After October 26, the rules are set to change. After this date, those with older passports will have to apply for a visa before being allowed on to American…

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Rich nations debt plan gets Swiss support

This content was published on Jun 29, 2005 Swiss officials also confirmed that Switzerland would increase its spending on development aid, but non-governmental organisations say they are not satisfied “Switzerland […] welcomes in principle the recently announced intention of the G8 to cancel the multilateral debt of heavily indebted poor countries,” said Serge Chappatte at a United Nations meeting in New York on…

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Calmy-Rey pushes for closer ties with US

This content was published on Jun 28, 2005 During talks with her US counterpart, Condoleezza Rice, Calmy-Rey also expressed her concerns about the fate of prisoners at the Guantanamo base in Cuba. The Swiss foreign minister said she had had a “fruitful” and “friendly” meeting with Rice. “Together we managed to create a solid foundation for a future structured, dynamic and constructive dialogue,”…

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Bullying won’t work with Iran, says Swiss expert

This content was published on Jun 27, 2005 In articles published in Monday’s newspapers, Pellaud says avoiding confrontation and building confidence is the only way progress will be made with Teheran. Pellaud, former deputy director-general of the IAEA, was writing with Tim Guldimann, former Swiss ambassador to Teheran. Switzerland represents United States interests in Iran. No sooner had Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad been confirmed as…

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Social Democrats demand third cabinet post

This content was published on Jun 25, 2005 At a meeting in canton Fribourg on Saturday, party members also called for a yes vote in September’s referendum on a key bilateral treaty with the European Union. The party president, Hans-Jürg Fehr, said Switzerland’s second largest party, together with the Greens, was deserving of the third post. For the first time, he said, the…

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New alliance counters left-right polarisation

This content was published on Jun 25, 2005 The two parties, which already present a united front in parliament, said on Saturday that the new alliance presented a “liberal” alternative to the political polarisation in the country. The president of the Radicals, Fulvio Pelli, told a joint party meeting in Neuchâtel that liberal values were important to put Switzerland on the right track…

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Ukraine president wants closer ties with Bern

This content was published on Jun 23, 2005 Both he and Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey, who is on an official visit, said they were in favour of promoting bilateral ties, particularly in technical and economic areas. Before meeting Yuschenko, Calmy-Rey attended a conference of Swiss ambassadors who are posted in the region. A diplomatic advisor to Calmy-Rey, Simon Geissbühler, said Kiev was…

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Swiss hope for progress at Iraq conference

This content was published on Jun 22, 2005 Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey is hoping the conference will give a fresh impetus to the democratisation and stabilisation of Iraq. The aim of the conference, co-hosted by the European Union and the United States, is to provide a forum for Iraq’s new transitional government. The 30-man Iraqi delegation, headed by Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari,…

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Swiss support push for democracy in Iraq

This content was published on Jun 22, 2005 Following the conference, Calmy-Rey said Switzerland was willing to assist the Iraqi government with the task of writing a new constitution. Calmy-Rey represented Switzerland at the Brussels conference, which was attended by high-ranking officials from 80 countries and international organisations. Co-hosted by the European Union and the United States, the conference was called to provide…

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Swiss criticise UN reform plan as too vague

This content was published on Jun 21, 2005 Peter Maurer’s demands come ahead of a meeting of heads of state in New York in September, when it is hoped world leaders will approve the most far-ranging reforms of the UN in its history. The sweeping reforms focus on development, security and human rights, and include calls for an enlarged Security Council, a Swiss…

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