Here you can find the last 12 media releases and other news published by the FDFA, such as statements, announcements and articles, in chronological order.
All media releases can be found on the Administarions's website.
07.06.2011
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On 8 to 10 June 2011, Switzerland will send an interdepartmental delegation to take part in a high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on HIV/AIDS in New York. The delegation, which will be headed by the Director-General of the SDC, Martin Dahinden, will present the argument for a greater effort to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and the marginalisation and stigmatisation of those living with the disease.
06.06.2011
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The Federal Council has decided today to ratify the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), which imposes a comprehensive ban on cluster munitions. The ratification of the Convention goes hand in hand with a revision of the military material act. Swiss stocks of artillery munitions that are subject to the CCM ban will be destroyed.
01.06.2011
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The President of the Swiss Confederation, Micheline Calmy-Rey, met Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome on Wednesday. Discussions covered bilateral issues, in particular taxation, and international current affairs.
30.05.2011
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The President of the Confederation, Micheline Calmy-Rey, will make an official visit to Italy on 1-2 June 2011. On 1 June, she will meet the Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi.
27.05.2011
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President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), will pay an official visit to Georgia on 29 and 30 May 2011.
23.05.2011
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The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA is expanding the scope of its current policy on Human Rights. In the future, Human Rights issues are no longer to be the object of isolated discussions conducted according to strict guidelines with selected partners, but are rather to become an inherent part of all the political consultations Switzerland engages in, whether they be on bilateral or multilateral level.
20.05.2011
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On 25 May 2011, the President of the Swiss Confederation, Micheline Calmy-Rey, joined by the Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) on the Bundesplatz in Bern to inaugurate a number of public open-air events illustrating Switzerland’s work in the area of cooperation and humanitarian assistance. In celebration of its Jubilee (1961-2011), the SDC has decided to present its many activities to the public in several Swiss cities. After Geneva in April, the SDC’s street actions moves on to Bern, 25-27 May 2011.
19.05.2011
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On Thursday, 19 May, the President of the Swiss Confederation, Micheline Calmy-Rey, received German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle for a working meeting in Bern. Both sides praised the intensive relations between Switzerland and Germany.
19.05.2011
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The Swiss Delegate for Humanitarian Aid, Ambassador Toni Frisch, chairs the 18-19 May sessions of the 9th Meeting of the Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies (AGEE), which is being held in Bern. The AGEE seeks to improve efforts made to prevent, prepare for and overcome environmental emergencies.
12.05.2011
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The Federal Council received King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain on a state visit to Switzerland. After their arrival in Switzerland in the presence of the President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey, a special train took the royal couple to Bern for military honours, official speeches in the Parliament and bilateral talks between the Swiss and Spanish delegations. Friday, the second day of the state visit, will be marked by a meeting with members of the Swiss business community in Bern and a cultural programme in the Canton of Vaud.
11.05.2011
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Switzerland has announced that it has frozen CHF 410 million in assets held by Egyptian individuals belonging to the former Mubarak regime. If evidence shows that these frozen assets stem from illegal sources, the Swiss government hopes to quickly return them to Egypt within an international mutual legal assistance framework. A team of Swiss experts travelled to Cairo on 10 and 11 May 2011 to assist the Egyptian judicial authorities in establishing mutual legal assistance procedures.
06.05.2011
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The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) expresses its grave concern at the recent turn of events in Syria. The FDFA calls on the Syrian authorities to put an end to the repression of the Syrian people and to respect their fundamental rights.
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