Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA

State visit of the President of the Republic of India

Bern, Press releases, 23.09.2011

At the invitation of the Federal Council, Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of the Republic of India, will carry out a state visit to Switzerland on 3 and 4 October 2011. Today India is one of Switzerland’s most important partners in Asia. Bilateral and political contacts are constantly developing, and trade and scientific cooperation between the two countries are flourishing.

The President of India will spend the first day of her official visit in the federal capital before travelling on to the canton of Vaud in the company of the President of the Swiss Confederation, Micheline Calmy-Rey. Her Excellency Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil will be accompanied by her husband, Dr. Devisingh Ramsingh Shekhawat.

Further information:

Special page to State visit India

Address for enquiries:

Information FDFA
Bundeshaus West
CH-3003 Bern
Tel.: (+41) 031 322 31 53
Fax: (+41) 031 324 90 47
E-Mail: info@eda.admin.ch

Publisher:

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

Last update 19.07.2023

Contact

FDFA Communication

Federal Palace West
3003 Bern

Phone (for journalists only):
+41 58 460 55 55

Phone (for all other requests):
+41 58 462 31 53

kommunikation@eda.admin.ch