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Swiss observer: Russian elections free but unfair

This content was published on Mar 28, 2000 A Swiss election observer, Andreas Gross, says Sunday’s presidential elections in Russia were free but unfair. He criticised that the media did not give the opposition a proper say in the election campaign. Gross, a Social Democratic Party MP, said the election had not been a race between equals. He said the opposition was denied…

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Red Cross president to discuss Chechnya with Putin

This content was published on Mar 28, 2000 The President of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross, Jakob Kellenberger (pictured), is to hold a meeting in Moscow this week with the Russian government, including the president-elect, Vladimir Putin. Kellenberger’s meeting will focus on the humanitarian situation in Chechnya, where heavy fighting continues between rebels and Russian troops. The ICRC is seeking…

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Government policy towards foreign residents criticised

This content was published on Mar 27, 2000 The Federal Aliens Commission says the government must do more to integrate foreign residents, who account for about 20 per cent of the population. In a 100-page report, the commission said more and more foreigners are choosing to remain in Switzerland. The authors of the report said this required a fundamental change in federal policy.…

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Radical Party president to step down before general election

This content was published on Mar 27, 2000 The president of Switzerland’s Radical Party, Franz Steinegger, says he plans to step down within the next couple of years to give his successor time to prepare for the general election in 2003. In an interview with the Tribune de Geneve newspaper, the 57-year-old politician said he would definitely be standing for re-election in April,…

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Clinton and Assad end Geneva summit

This content was published on Mar 26, 2000 President Clinton and the Syrian leader, Hafez al-Assad, have ended their summit in Geneva, devoted to efforts to restart the stalled Israeli-Syrian peace talks. There has so far been no word on the outcome of the talks, but a joint statement is expected shortly. The two leaders met for a total of five hours of…

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No word on progress at Geneva summit

This content was published on Mar 26, 2000 President Clinton and the Syrian leader, Hafez al-Assad, have been holding talks in Geneva, seen as the best chance for months to salvage stalled Israeli-Syrian peace talks. The meeting was suspended after three and a half hours of discussions, though it is not clear for how long. There has been no word on any progress…

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Clinton and Assad meet in Geneva

This content was published on Mar 26, 2000 President Clinton and the Syrian leader, Hafez al-Assad, are holding talks in Geneva, seen as the best chance for months to salvage stalled Israeli-Syrian peace talks. However, all sides have been playing down hopes of a breakthrough. The United States national security adviser, Sandy Berger, said it was unlikely that the two leaders would announce…

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Geneva summit fails to make progress

This content was published on Mar 26, 2000 The United States says the differences between Israel and Syria are too great to warrant the immediate resumption of peace talks, which were broken off in January. The statement was made after a summit in Geneva between President Clinton and his Syrian counterpart, Hafez al-Assad. The White House spokesman, Joe Lockhart, said the three hours…

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Lucerne summit continues amid protests

This content was published on Mar 26, 2000 The Swiss president and defence minister, Adolf Ogi (pictured), has once again called for Swiss soldiers to play a larger role in international peacekeeping operations. He made the plea during the first day of the Europa Forum, a two-day meeting in Lucerne on European security issues. The meeting has been overshadowed by the presence of…

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Organisation of Swiss Abroad wants rights reinforced

This content was published on Mar 25, 2000 An association campaigning for Swiss people abroad – a community known as the “Fifth Switzerland”, when added to the four Swiss language regions – has called for their pension and political rights to be reinforced. George Stucky, the president of the governing council of the Organisation of Swiss Abroad (the logo of which is pictured)…

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