• Pascale Baeriswyl and the Swiss delegation in conversation with official representatives of the Saudi Arabian government

    Working visit to Saudi Arabia

    Jeddah, 21.07.2019 – FDFA State Secretary Pascale Baeriswyl held a series of political consultations.

  • Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis and Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu speak to the media after their talks in Ankara.

    Federal Councillor Cassis in Turkey

    Ankara, 12.07.2019 – Ignazio Cassis discusses the Cyprus question and the Syrian crisis with his Turkish counterpart.

  • Head of FDFA Ignazio Cassis meets Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias for bilateral talks.

    Federal Councillor Cassis in Greece

    Samos-Athens, 10.07.2019 – Federal Councillor Cassis visits refugee camps on Samos and meets new Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.

  • Three small toy houses in a row, on grass.

    Sustainable Swiss embassies

    Bern, 08.07.2019 – Switzerland contributes actively to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda: Swiss embassies implement numerous measures for more sustainability.

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Focus

Group picture of the winners of the ‘Together we’re better’ competition.

Committed, innovative young minds and 92 sustainable development projects

92 projects, heaps of innovative ideas and an impressed specialist audience. The ‘Together we’re better’ competition, a joint SDC—SECO initiative, was a resounding success.

Blog: Discover the projects

Institutional agreement

Institutional agreement

With this institutional agreement, the Federal Council intends to secure the bilateral path and access to the EU internal market in the long term.

Dossier: Institutional issues

Federal Councilor Ignazio Cassis at the vernissage for AVIS28

AVIS28 – Inspiring Switzerland to be ready for the future

Swiss foreign policy needs to become more targeted, better interconnected and more reactive.

Dossier AVIS28

Ignazio Cassis

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Online desk FDFA

Online desk FDFA

Using the FDFA’s online consular services while abroad.

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Travel advice, security situation and representations

Well prepared and ready to go: information on the security situation and addresses of the Swiss representations abroad

Representations and travel advice

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Foreign policy strategy 2016–2019

The objective of the strategy is to safeguard Switzerland's interests, independence, well-being and security.

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