Bilateral relations Switzerland–Papua-New Guinea

Papua New Guinea benefits from Switzerland’s involvement in regional projects, particularly in the area of climate change. For example, the Pacific Climate Change Roundtable, which is carried out with the partner organisation the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP).

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Scholars and artists from Papua New Guinea can apply for Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships to the State Secretariat for Education Research and Innovation (SERI).

Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

Diplomatic relations are maintained by the Swiss embassy in Canberra (Australia) and are limited to sporadic contacts and occasional cooperation within a multilateral framework.

Treaty database

Trade promotion (Switzerland Global Enterprise)

Tourism in Papua New Guinea

Official website of the government of Papua New Guinea

At the end of 2012, there were 111 Swiss citizens living in Papua New Guinea, 30 of whom had dual citizenship.

The universality of Switzerland’s foreign policy led it to establish diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea in 1976.

Papua New Guinea, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (de, fr, it)