National Day of Switzerland brings together guests at Embassy in Tirana

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Swiss Ambassador Christoph Graf addressing guests at the reception celebrating the Swiss National Day. A Hoxha Tirana Albania

The Swiss National Day was celebrated on Thursday at the Embassy of Switzerland with guests and representatives from government, business and civil society, international organisations and diplomatic missions. Present at the event were government ministers, members of Parliament and mayors.

Swiss Ambassador Christoph Graf highlighted that 2017 marks a special year for Swiss-Albanian friendship. 25 years ago, in August 1992 the Swiss Embassy in Tirana opened. This was the beginning of an intensive and growing exchange, cooperation and partnership. Switzerland has supported Albania on its path towards European integration since the ’90s and invests more than 20 million Swiss Francs per year to improve democracy, employment, infrastructure and health.

“For me and my wife Nicole it is the third National Day that we experience in Albania. Meanwhile we have seen steady and tangible progress in this country. When we arrived, Albania just received the EU candidate status. Now the date to start EU-accession talks is within reach. Congratulations!“ – said Ambassador Christoph Graf.

Over 200 guests participated in the celebration held at the Residence of the Swiss Embassy in Tirana. Switzerland’s presence and role as one of the main international partners for Albania is increasingly recognised by government and institutions.

Part of the reception was also a live jazz music performance by the Swiss band Thomas Lüthi Trio.

The Swiss National Day of August 1st commemorates the foundation of the Swiss Confederation as we know it. In 1291 three mountainous cantons joined together and signed the so called Federal Charter that laid the basis of the Swiss Confederation with its current 26 Cantons.