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Czech President Petr Pavel, accompanied by his wife Eva Pavlova, was welcomed on Tuesday in Zurich-Kloten by the President of the Confederation Viola Amherd for his two-day state visit to Switzerland. On the menu, European issues in particular.
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November 05, 2024 – 12:51
(Keystone-ATS) After his arrival at the airport, the President was to go to an economic forum at the ETH Zurich, then to the Federal Laboratory in Spiez (BE) as well as to Armasuisse in Thun (BE), says the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). ).
On Wednesday, the President of the Czech Republic will be received with military honors on the Federal Square in Bern. He will meet a delegation from the Federal Council to discuss bilateral exchanges, migration, economic, economic and security issues, particularly in relation to the war in Ukraine.
European policy will be the subject of discussions, in connection with the ongoing negotiations with the EU. The conflict in the Middle East and bilateral cooperation are also on the program.
Around 11,000 Czech citizens live in Switzerland, and 1,600 Confederates in the Czech Republic. The volume of trade between the two countries reached 5.2 billion francs last year, triple that of around twenty years ago. Switzerland is the 7th largest investor in the Czech Republic.
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