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Fate of indigenous peoples debated in Geneva

This content was published on Jul 27, 2000 Those taking part in the gathering include Lapps and Samis from the Arctic to Australian Aborigines, Canadian Inuits and Kalahari Bushmen. The Geneva talks, held under the auspices of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, have been tackling a wide range of contentious issues, including land rights, the use of resources on those…

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Ogi in Washington for defence talks

This content was published on Jul 27, 2000 Ogi, who is also defence minister, is understood to be preparing the procurement of between eight and 11 American F/A-18 fighters, to add to Switzerland’s 36 such planes, already in service. However, his meeting with Cohen will also focus on the situation in the Balkans, in particular to assess the vulnerability of Serbia’s sister republic,…

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Government happy with outcome of Colombia talks

This content was published on Jul 26, 2000 A Swiss foreign ministry spokesman, Livio Zanolari, said the talks marked the beginning of international involvement in the search for peace in Colombia. Around 80 people took part in the two-day meeting between the Colombian government and rebels of the country’s second largest guerrilla force, the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN). The meeting was hosted…

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Colombian peace talks end without concrete results

This content was published on Jul 26, 2000 In a generally worded statement by the Swiss government, which was hosting the talks, the Colombian government, the rebel negotiators and members of civil society agreed to continue the dialogue. The rebel representatives in attendance were members of Colombia’s second largest guerrilla force, the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) with 6,000 men under arms. In…

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China backs away from snubbing Swiss president

This content was published on Jul 24, 2000 A spokesman for the defence ministry in Berne confirmed that the two presidents would meet during Ogi’s visit, which will mark the 50th anniversary of Swiss diplomatic relations with China. Ogi had threatened to cancel his trip unless he was granted an audience with Jiang. China held out the prospect of a diplomatic snub following…

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Switzerland hosts Colombian peace talks

This content was published on Jul 24, 2000 The foreign ministry described Switzerland’s role as that of a facilitator. But the Colombian authorities have said they may ask the Swiss to mediate between government envoys and the rebel National Liberation Army (ELN). A senior foreign ministry official in Berne said Switzerland had won trust on both sides through its moves to ensure the…

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European Youth Parliament ends session in Berne

This content was published on Jul 23, 2000 During the 10-day long session, the youngsters from 26 countries debated political issues of international importance. They concluded their talks on Sunday with 15 committees joining for plenary sessions in the House of Representatives, and voting on a series of non-binding resolutions to be presented to Euro-parliamentarians in Strasbourg. The subject matters covered included human…

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Hostages seized from Swiss mission in Angola

This content was published on Jul 21, 2000 The hostages, who are all Angolan citizens, were seized after armed men stormed the mission station in Ganda at around five o’clock on Tuesday morning. Two monks and 12 nuns were taken, along with 20 women, children and elderly people. Father Emanuel Brülisauer, who oversees the nine Swiss missions in Angola from his St Gallen…

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Switzerland celebrates pioneering role in OSCE

This content was published on Jul 19, 2000 The Swiss provided considerable input in drafting the final document at the 1975 Helsinki summit of the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe on August 1, 1975, out of which the OSCE was born. At the time Switzerland wanted to play a more active part in world affairs because it was not a member…

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Young parliamentarians bring politics and pleasure together

This content was published on Jul 18, 2000 Good-natured laughter is not often heard at political meetings, but this gathering of parliamentarians is somewhat different. For a start, none of them are older than 23 and, unlike their more experienced counterparts, they try to inject as much fun and bonhomie into their work as possible. “We have a very creative approach to committee…

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