Swiss, Burundi foreign ministers discuss human rights
During his visit to the Swiss capital, Shingiro met with senior officials from the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Keystone / Peter Klaunzer
Switzerland’s foreign affairs minister Ignazio Cassis called on Burundi to implement concrete human rights reforms during a meeting with his counterpart from the small African nation, Albert Shingiro, in Bern on Monday.
This content was published on May 3, 2021 - 17:56
May 3, 2021 - 17:56
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Cassis noted the good cooperation between the two countries while also reaffirming Switzerland’s willingness to support Burundi in the area of human rights.
Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis receives Burundi s foreign minister in Bern Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Bern, 03.05.2021 - Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis received the foreign minister of Burundi, Albert Shingiro, on a courtesy visit to Bern on 3 May 2021. Switzerland has a long-standing bilateral and multilateral commitment to peace and sustainable development in Burundi. During his stay in Bern, Mr Shingiro also met with the deputy state secretary of the FDFA, the director general of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and the heads of the FDFA s Africa and Peace and Human Rights divisions.
In a one-on-one meeting, the head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) briefed Mr Shingiro on the Federal Council s new Sub-Saharan Africa Strategy 2021–24. The two foreign ministers discussed the good cooperation between their countries at bilateral and multilateral level as well as the human rights situation in
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