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Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis visits key partner countries in the Mekong region

Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis visits key partner countries in the Mekong region

Switzerland maintains long-standing bilateral relations with Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. The countries are also important regional partners through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Switzerland and Tajikistan: two decades of continuous learning

International cooperation

Switzerland and Tajikistan: two decades of continuous learning

Two doctors working in Swiss cooperation programmes for the training of medical staff share their experiences in Central Asia.

Switzerland sends relief supplies to Thailand

Switzerland sends relief supplies to Thailand

To combat the coronavirus pandemic, Swiss Humanitarian Aid sent around 100 respirators and over one million antigen tests to Bangkok on 28 July 2021.

Steps towards a sustainable food system

Steps towards a sustainable food system

How can we ensure that the world's population has an adequate supply of healthy food in future? The UN is addressing this question at a special conference which Switzerland is helping to prepare.

Open Doors: culture driving sustainable development

Cultural Partnerships

Open Doors: culture driving sustainable development

A look behind the scenes at the SDC's cultural partnership with the Locarno Film Festival, which involves films and directors from Southeast Asia and Mongolia.

Travelling abroad

Travelling to Switzerland

Emigration & return

Living abroad

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THEMES & DOSSIERS

"What does the FDFA advise?"

Many Swiss nationals travelling abroad ask the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA for recommendations and advice on their return journey. A list of questions and answers.

Agile Swiss foreign policy

AVIS28, the report on Switzerland's 2028 Foreign Policy Vision, provides impetus for a focused, networked and agile foreign policy.

International organizations

International organizations

Switzerland's candidature for the UN Security Council

Switzerland is seeking a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council in 2023–24. The Federal Council formally submitted the candidature in 2011 after consultations with Parliament. The election for the two-year term will take place in New York in June 2022.

Foreign Policy Strategy 2020–23

The thematic focus areas are peace and security, prosperity, sustainability and digitalisation.

International cooperation

International cooperation

Greater focus and impact

Swiss development cooperation will become more focused, making it more effective. This is reflected in Switzerland's new international cooperation strategy for 2021–24.

Institutional agreement

The Federal Council has taken the decision not to sign the InstA. The negotiations with the EU did not produce the outcomes Switzerland needed to sign the agreement.