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US lauds Switzerland as key partner

This content was published on Mar 3, 2000 The United States Ambassador to Berne, J. Richard Fredericks, says that Switzerland is by definition “important to America and to Americans – and so is its participation in Europe’s great adventure of change.” Speaking to the American Club of Zurich, Ambassador Fredericks said Switzerland was one of the world’s “exemplary democracies”, actively engaged in bringing…

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Fate of Koch leadership hangs in the balance

This content was published on Mar 3, 2000 The president of the Social Democratic Party, Ursula Koch, is facing another major test this weekend in her bid to retain her post. A decision will shortly be made on whether to call a special party congress which could unseat her. A meeting of the party’s management committee is being held today to consider the…

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Deiss urges Israel to pull out of Lebanon

This content was published on Mar 2, 2000 The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, is in Lebanon on the last leg of his nine-day tour of the Middle East. Speaking in Beirut, Deiss underlined Lebanon’s right to territorial and political sovereignty. His comments came after a meeting with the interior minister, Michel Murr. Deiss said that Berne supported the United Nations resolution calling…

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Deiss on last stage of Middle East trip

This content was published on Mar 2, 2000 The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, is in Lebanon on the last leg of his nine-day tour of the Middle East. Deiss, seen here inspecting a guard of honour in Beirut, will hold talks focussing on the Middle East peace process, and boosting trade links. Deiss drove to Lebanon from Syria, where he held talks…

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Ogi urges greater Swiss role in international peacekeeping

This content was published on Mar 2, 2000 Switzerland’s president and defence minister, Adolf Ogi, has called for greater Swiss involvement in international peacekeeping operations. Ogi told a meeting of Nato partner countries in Montreux that international cooperation was a pillar of Switzerland’s security policy. Ogi said that no country can tackle security in isolation and that cooperation in international peacekeeping missions was…

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Rights group urges no Swiss meeting with Schüssel

This content was published on Mar 1, 2000 The Swiss branch of a European civic rights group has protested against plans by the federal government to receive the new Austrian chancellor, Wolfgang Schüssel. In a full-page advertisement in the prestigious Neue Zürcher Zeitung daily, the organisation appealed to the Swiss to write to the president, Adolf Ogi, and urge him not to meet…

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Deiss visits Golan Heights

This content was published on Mar 1, 2000 The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, who’s on a visit to Syria, has visited the Golan Heights, where he held talks with United Nations peacekeepers and Swiss observers monitoring the ceasefire in the divided territory. Despite its neutrality, Switzerland has called for Israel to return the Golan Heights to Syria. Later today he is due…

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Deiss says Assad optimistic about Mideast peace

This content was published on Mar 1, 2000 The Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, has held talks with Syria’s president, Hafez Al-Assad, and the Syrian foreign minister, Farouq Al-Shara. The talks in Damascus focused on the deadlocked Middle East peace process. Deiss later told a news conference that Assad had appeared optimistic about the future of the peace process. “I asked him whether…

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Austrian foreign minister to visit Berne

This content was published on Feb 29, 2000 Austria’s new foreign minister, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, will make her first visit to Switzerland next week. The announcement was made by the Swiss foreign ministry. Ferrero-Waldner, a member of the mainstream conservative Austrian People’s Party, is scheduled to visit Berne on March 8, when she will hold talks with her Swiss counterpart, Joseph Deiss. News of…

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Switzerland sees Haider resignation as positive sign

This content was published on Feb 29, 2000 Switzerland’s foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, has welcomed the resignation of Jörg Haider (pictured) as a positive gesture towards Austria’s European partners. Haider stepped down as leader of the far-right Freedom Party on Monday. Speaking during his visit to the Middle East, Deiss said the resignation would be a constructive move if it had a positive…

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