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President Karin Keller-Sutter and DDPS head Viola Amherd to take part in the Munich Security Conference

Press releases, 10.02.2025

President Karin Keller-Sutter, Head of the Federal Department of Finance (FDF), and Federal Councillor Viola Amherd, Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS), will be attending the 61st Munich Security Conference, which is taking place at the end of the week. The conference, which will be opened on Friday, 14 February by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will focus on global security challenges such as democratic resilience.

The day before the conference on Thursday, 13 February, the 4th No Money for Terror Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing will also take place in Munich at the invitation of German Minister of Finance Jörg Kukies. Swiss President and FDF head Karin Keller-Sutter will attend this conference, and many other ministers and representatives of international institutions are also expected to be present. At the Munich Security Conference itself, Ms Keller-Sutter will discuss current challenges with heads of state and government, particularly those from Europe.

Federal Councillor Viola Amherd is attending the Munich Security Conference and will use the opportunity to exchange views with several of her European counterparts on bilateral and multilateral security policy cooperation, the security situation in Europe and current global developments.

Further information:

Munich Security Conference - Munich Security Conference

Address for enquiries:

Communications FDF
media@gs-efd.admin.ch
+41 58 462 60 33

Communications DDPS
kommunikation@gs-vbs.admin.ch
+41 58 464 50 58

Publisher:

Federal Department of Finance
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports

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