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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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Christian Democrats say yes to EU bilaterals

This content was published on Mar 25, 2000 The Christian Democrats have voted in favour of Switzerland’s bilateral accords with the European Union at their party congress. They also heard from the party president, Adalbert Durrer, that the “Magic Formula” system of government is under threat. The 191 delegates at the congress, sitting in Romanshorn, canton Thurgau, voted unanimously to campaign for a…

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THE WEEK IN SWITZERLAND

This content was published on Mar 24, 2000 The town of Emmen in canton Lucerne, which found itself in the unwelcome glare of publicity over its controversial naturalisation process, was in the news again. This time the town authorities decided to put all requests from foreigners for citzenship on hold until the end of the year. The moratorium announced on Wednesday means around…

Disaster Relief Unit rises to the needs resulting from global disasters and war

This content was published on Mar 24, 2000 Switzerland’s Disaster Relief Unit has marked its annual meeting by taking stock of its efforts to come to the aid of victims of global catastrophes. 1999 saw a record number of wars and natural disasters. But the unit said its response was also at an all-time high. “Last year, we contributed particularly to the Balkan…

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Geneva hosts Clinton-Assad summit

This content was published on Mar 24, 2000 President Clinton and the Syrian president, Hafez al-Assad, have begun a crucial summit in Geneva to discuss the Middle East peace process, amid indications that an Israeli-Syrian deal may be near. The meeting is taking place under tight security at Geneva’s Intercontinental hotel. The delegations have left open how long the talks will last. Unconfirmed…

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Deiss offers Swiss help in Middle East peace process

This content was published on Mar 24, 2000 Switzerland’s foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, has offered further assistance in the Middle East peace process. He made the offer after discussing Sunday’s US-Syrian summit in Geneva with the American secretary of state, Madeleine Albright. Deiss met Albright in Geneva ahead of the summit between President Clinton and the Syrian president, Hafez Al-Assad. Deiss had raised…

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