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Visit by Didier Burkhalter to Ukraine on 6 and 7 June 2017

  • Didier Burkhalter speaking with three members of Swiss Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine.
    Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter greets members of Swiss Humanitarian Aid in Mariupol. © FDFA
  • Cranes loading supplies onto the convoy lorries.
    The humanitarian convoy lorries carry medical equipment and water purification chemicals. © FDFA
  • 85 lorries parked alongside one another before setting off.
    85 lorries were deployed in this latest humanitarian aid operation. © FDFA
  • Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter applauds as the Swiss humanitarian convoy sets off.
    Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter sees off the Swiss humanitarian convoy. © FDFA
  • A line of lorries from the humanitarian convoy on the road.
    The equipment and chemicals will be delivered to hospitals in the Mariupol region and to the Vodadonbasa water plant. © FDFA
  • Didier Burkhalter is greeted by a local delegation.
    Federal Councillor Dider Burkhalter visited the main hospital in Mariupol, where the SDC is helping to improve care. © FDFA
  • Didier Burkhalter looks at a medical device.
    The Swiss medical equipment delivered to this hospital will be used to handle difficult births. © FDFA
  • Dider Burkhalter holds a newborn baby in his arms.
    Mr Burkhalter also meets newborn babies at the maternity ward. © FDFA
  • Didier Burkhalter and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkine shake hands.
    The head of the FDFA, Didier Burkhalter, meets with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkine. © FDFA
  • FDFA Head Didier Burkhalter meets the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for bilateral talks.
    FDFA Head Didier Burkhalter meets the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for bilateral talks. © Keystone
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