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 News Service of the Federal Administration.
13.09.2011
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On the initiative of Switzerland, which is chairing the Summit of La Francophonie, an informal meeting for the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and representatives of the 75 States and governments belonging to the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF) will be held on 20 September 2011 at UN headquarters in New York. This meeting will take place alongside the High-Level Segment of the UN General Assembly.
13.09.2011
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On Tuesday evening, the President of the Confederation, Micheline Calmy-Rey, received the cantonal government of Ticino in Bern for talks on relations with Italy. Mrs Calmy-Rey made a point of saying that the Federal Council had been actively working on ways to overcome difficulties with Rome on a number of tax issues for some time already. Talks have been taking place with Italy since Mrs Calmy-Rey met the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at the beginning of June this year.
12.09.2011
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The Confederation-Canton Geneva Permanent Joint Group on the Priorities of International Geneva (GPC) met today under the aegis of President of the Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) and of Mrs Isabel Rochat, head of the Department of Security, Police and Environment of Geneva (DSPE), who was accompanied by Mark Muller, President of the Council of the State of Geneva and David Hiler, head of the Finance Department.
12.09.2011
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Coordinated responses to large-scale disasters and their impact on the environment is the subject of the Wilton Park conference from 12 to 15 September in Glion near Montreux. The conference initiated by Switzerland will prepare the United Nations conference on Sustainable Development (Rio + 20) next year. In the margins of the Wilton Park conference President of the Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey met UN Under Secretary General Sha Zukang in Geneva.
05.09.2011
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President of the Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), met Mr Iurie Leanca, deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and European integration of the Republic of Moldova, in the framework of an official visit to the Watteville House in Bern. These talks provided an opportunity to discuss numerous bilateral and regional issues.
31.08.2011
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A Swiss delegation headed by the President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey will attend the UN General Assembly's High-level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases on 19 and 20 September 2011 in New York. Given the growing prominence of non-communicable diseases, Switzerland will highlight the importance of prevention and the need to involve all sectors of government and civil society in formulating and implementing solutions to confront this scourge.
30.08.2011
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Within the frame of the “Low Carbon Cities China” initiative, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is organizing a three-day visit to Switzerland for a delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MoHURD) including representatives of the cities of Dezhou and Yinchuan. Lausanne will welcome the delegation on Monday, 5 September 2011, and, as bearer of the “Energy City” label, will acquaint the visitors with its energy policy.
29.08.2011
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President of the Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey, head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), today met the Austrian Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor Michael Spindelegger and the Liechtenstein Foreign Minister Aurelia Frick for official working talks at Kehrsatz near Bern. International questions of mutual interest were at the top of the agenda at this meeting.
22.08.2011
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Switzerland has taken note of the current situation in Libya and is closely following the developments in Tripoli. It calls on all parties to exercise restraint, to respect their obligations with regard to international law, and to take all necessary precautions to ensure the best possible protection of the civilian population. It calls on the Gaddafi regime to relinquish power immediately in order to avoid further suffering for the civilian population.
19.08.2011
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The Annual Swiss Development Cooperation Conference was held on Friday 19 August in Lausanne. The theme of this year's conference was innovation. Around 2000 people took part in this year's conference, which was attended by the President of the Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey, to discuss how to continue effectively supporting the countries of the South in their efforts to reduce poverty and solve their development problems.
19.08.2011
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Presence Switzerland is conducting a two-stage competition as a means to collect creative ideas for the design of an attractive Swiss pavilion at the Expo Milano 2015. The documentation about the competition is now available on-line at: www.simap.ch.
18.08.2011
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On Monday, 22 August 2011, President of the Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey will open this year’s Ambassadors Conference at the Museum of Transport (Verkehrshaus) in Lucerne. The opening event will also feature speeches by the Belgian philosopher and economist Philippe Van Parijs and the President of the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Patrick Aebischer. The main themes of the Conference, scheduled to run until 26 August 2011, are the positioning of Switzerland at the international level, the challenges associated with defending Swiss interests in times of increasing globalization, and various issues concerning sustainable development.
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