Ignazio Cassis

Nearly 90 countries and organizations, half from Europe, have confirmed attending the Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit over the weekend despite Russia's refusal to participate in the conference, Switzerland's president said on Monday.

Swiss President and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis declared on Thursday that Switzerland will host a pivotal international conference in June, aimed at fostering peace in Ukraine. With invitations extended to over 100 countries, the conference seeks to galvanize global efforts towards ending the prolonged conflict that has plagued Ukraine for more than two years.

BELGRADE - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic has received New Year greeting cards from the FMs of the Czech Republic and Switzerland.

Swiss President Ignazio Cassis called on Feb. 6 for "calm and creativity" to fix Switzerland's thorny relations with the European Union.

Ties between Brussels and Bern have been strained since non-EU member Switzerland suddenly decided in May 2021 to end years of discussion towards a broad cooperation agreement with the bloc.

New York, 22 September – President Borut Pahor, who is in New York for the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, held several bilateral meetings on Tuesday, including with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss cooperation, Afghanistan and migrations. He also attended an event marking 30 years of Slovenia’s independence.

The airspace over Geneva during the summit of Russian and U.S. leaders, scheduled for 16 June, may be closed for civil aviation, the spokesman for the Swiss Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport said on Tuesday as Switzerland is preparing to monitor the airspace, Swiss media report.

U.S. President Joe Biden is preparing on June 3 to embark on his first overseas trip next week, including stops in the U.K., Belgium and Switzerland.

Turkey has urged Greece to avoid provocative actions against its research vessel Oruç Reis deployed in the eastern Mediterranean or it will be retaliated in kind, a statement in reference to an incident between the two countries involving a frigate, which was later described as "an accident" by the Greek authorities.

Relations between Romania and Switzerland are showing a positive dynamic and the bilateral political dialogue has intensified over the last year, with the trade between the two countries expanding in the first four months of 2018 and the bilateral trade balance favouring Romania for the first time since 1990, Romania's ambassador to Switerland Vlad Vasiliu told AGERPRES in a recent inte

Romania's Prime Minister Viorica Dancila and head of the Federal Foreign Affairs Department of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis on Monday discussed boosting Swiss investment in Romania and bilateral trade.

According to a governmental press statement, Dancila welcomed Cassis, the head of the Swiss diplomacy, on a visit to Romania.