Keynote speaker at the Conference will be Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey, followed by the remarks of the Moldovan Minister of Environment Gheorghe Şalaru. The Conference will continue with the presentation and discussion of, for one thing, the activities conducted by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO to enhance the provision of water in the Albanian cities of Pogradec, Lezha, and Shkodra, and the programme of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC to the benefit of the rural population in Moldova, for another. Along with representatives from SECO and the SDC, members of the public authorities from both partner countries as well as municipal representatives from the cantons of Vaud and Neuchâtel will be participating in the Conference. Discussions will center on the question of Switzerland’s role as a model for others, as well as the value attached to clean drinking water and the acceptable cost. In concluding the event, SDC Director-General Dahinden and Jean-Luc Bernasconi, Head of Operations at Economic Cooperation and Development SECO, will cast a joint glance at the future challenges.
Media representatives are welcome to register for attendance at the Annual Conference. Their requests for interviews with the experts present will gladly be transmitted. Detailed information on the theme and the programme of this year’s Conference can be found in the internet.
Registration:
Information FDFA, info@eda.admin.ch
Queries can be addressed to:
SECO: Nicole Müller, +41 (0)31 324 09 10
FDFA: Stefan von Below, +41 (0)31 322 34 73
Further information:
Address for enquiries:
Information FDFA
Bundeshaus West
CH-3003 Bern
Tel.: +41 58 462 31 53
Fax: +41 58 464 90 47
E-Mail: info@eda.admin.ch
Publisher:
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
