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Switzerland, Italy step up cooperation on Kosovo repatriation

This content was published on Jul 28, 1999 Switzerland’s Justice and Police Minister Ruth Metzler and Italian Interior Minister Rosa Russo Jervolino (l) said Tuesday they would step up cooperation on repatriating Kosovar refugees. Metzler, who was paying her first visit to Italy, said after talks with Russo Jervolino and her Italian counterpart Oliviero Diliberto that a working group would be set up…

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Swiss justice minister in Rome for talks on Kosovo repatriation

This content was published on Jul 27, 1999 Switzerland’s Justice and Police Minister Ruth Metzler travelled to Rome on Tuesday for high-level talks focussing on the controversial issue of repatriating Kosovar refugees through Italian territory. The Italian authorities are concerned that ethnic Albanian returnees could try to stay in Italy while travelling home on a route leading from Switzerland through Italy. There has…

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Swiss foreign minister notes progress in Kosovo reconstruction

This content was published on Jul 26, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss has expressed optimism about reconstruction efforts in Kosovo, saying that, despite incidents of violence, the situation is improving day by day. Deiss made the comment after he was briefed about the situation in Kosovo by British Lt. Gen. Mike Jackson, the commander of the NATO-led international KFOR troops in Kosovo,…

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Swiss foreign minister assesses aid projects in Kosovo

This content was published on Jul 23, 1999 As more and more Kosovar refugees are voluntarily leaving Switzerland and returning to their home region to rebuild their lives, Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss is visiting the war-torn region himself to assess Swiss reconstruction programmes. Deiss — who talked to refugees at a camp in Albania in May (picture) — will hold talks with…

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First Kosovo repatriation flight leaves Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 19, 1999 The first repatriation flight with about 90 ethnic Albanian refugees left Switzerland for the Balkans on Tuesday, taking a first group of voluntary returnees back to their home region. The Kosovar returnees were flown to the Macedonian capital Skopje, the Federal Refugee Office said. The airport of Kosovo’s capital Pristina is still blocked for repatriation…

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Swiss Foreign Minister Deiss attends Europe Conference

This content was published on Jul 19, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss was on Monday meeting high-ranking European Union officials in Brussels to outline Switzerland’s contribution to international peace and pro-democracy efforts in the Balkans. Deiss was expected to present Switzerland’s proposals at the so-called Europe Conference, which was set up by the EU in 1997 to serve as a forum for…

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Swiss aid authorities urge Kosovar refugees to return and rebuild

This content was published on Jul 14, 1999 Government aid officials on Wednesday called on Kosovar refugees in Switzerland to return home as soon as possible in order not to be left behind in the rapid reconstruction process now under way in the war-ravaged Serbian province. The deputy head of the Swiss Disaster Relief Unit, Toni Frisch (left), said refugees in Switzerland should…

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Swiss cantons want “adequate” education for Kosovo refugee children

This content was published on Jul 13, 1999 Kosovo refugee children in Switzerland should be given “adequate” education in separate classes but should not attend regular state schools for the first year of their stay in the country, cantonal authorities said Tuesday. The call came from a committee representing cantonal education authorities. Its demands clash with the government’s view that the refugee children…

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Swiss troops to be deployed in Kosovo in September

This content was published on Jul 7, 1999 About 160 Swiss troops will be deployed in Kosovo in mid-September and will work in the sector controlled by the German contingent of the NATO-led KFOR troops in the Balkans, top army brass said Wednesday. Corps Commander Hans-Ulrich Scherrer made the announcement at a news conference in Berne, as the military gave detailed information about…

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