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Foreign minister makes first Swiss cabinet visit to Mozambique

This content was published on Oct 14, 1999 Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss is paying the first visit by a Swiss cabinet member to Mozambique, which is one of Switzerland’s focus countries in Africa for development aid projects. Deiss, who arrived in Mozambique after visiting Tanzania and South Africa, was holding talks with Mozambique government leaders, including President Joaquim Chissano, Prime Minister Pascoal Mocumbi…

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Prominent priest warns of swing to the right ahead of elections

This content was published on Oct 14, 1999 Cornelius Koch, a prominent priest lobbying for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland, warned Wednesday against the predicted swing to the right in parliamentary elections in just two weeks’ time. In a symbolic action clearly meant to refer to the moral guidelines of the Bible, Koch sounded the alarm bells in front…

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Switzerland, South Africa step up cooperation

This content was published on Oct 12, 1999 South African President Thabo Mbeki and visiting Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss have agreed to step up cooperation, with Switzerland Tuesday pledging to continue its support for development projects and conflict prevention.In a joint declaration, the two countries agreed on a SFr50 million ($33 million) Swiss support package for economic aid and development projects over…

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Swiss foreign minister talks conflict prevention in South Africa

This content was published on Oct 12, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss, who is paying an official visit to South Africa as part of a three-nation African tour, on Tuesday co-chaired a Swiss-South African group discussing conflict prevention in post-apartheid South Africa. Switzerland helped form the working group in order to assist the country in the process of introducing democratic reforms, which…

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Foreign Minister Deiss pays official visit to South Africa

This content was published on Oct 11, 1999 After a first stop in Tanzania, Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss is continuing his African tour with a visit to South Africa, where Switzerland has actively supported post-apartheid democratic reforms. Deiss is expected to meet high-ranking government ministers on Tuesday and is scheduled to co-chair a Swiss-South African working group on conflict prevention in Johannesburg.…

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Switzerland signs cooperation accord with Tanzania

This content was published on Oct 11, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss on Monday signed a multi-million Swiss franc cooperation accord with Tanzania, one of Switzerland’s focus countries for cooperation and development projects in Africa. Even though Switzerland has provided financial support for Tanzania and worked in joint development project there for years, it is the first time that a Swiss cabinet…

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Swiss parliament ratifies bilateral accords with EU

This content was published on Oct 8, 1999 After years of tough negotiations with the European Union and months of domestic parliamentary debate, Switzerland formally ratified its bilateral accords with the EU on Friday. The accords will bring Switzerland the closest yet to the European body once the 15 member states also have completed ratification. The Swiss-EU accords cover economic and technical cooperation,…

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Last pre-election poll predicts major gains for conservative People’s Party

This content was published on Oct 8, 1999 The Swiss general election on October 24 could cause a political tremor, according to a new opinion poll. With just two weeks to go, the conservative People’s Party appears to be making significant gains. The four-party system of government, which has helped ensure political stability in Switzerland for the past 40 years, may be in…

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Conservative Swiss party wants ratification of Swiss-EU accords

This content was published on Oct 7, 1999 The People’s Party, one of the four parties represented in the Swiss government, on Thursday came out in support of Switzerland’s bilateral accords with the European Union and said there should be no referendum on the issue. The party’s parliamentary committee, which is a key policy-making body,said the party should fully support the accords in…

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National exhibition organisers pledge to plough ahead

This content was published on Oct 6, 1999 Three prominent leaders of Switzerland’s troubled national exhibition said they would plough on and try to implement the government’s “draconian” reforms, which are aimed at saving the crisis-ridden project. Announcing their decision at a nationally televised news conference Wednesday, management board members Francis Matthey, Nelly Wenger (left) and Martin Heller (right) said it would be…

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