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At a UK House of Commons reception, Deputy Ambassador Chantal Moser was presented with the WPP #BAV 'Best Country' award for Switzerland.
The result of a survey of 17,000 people in 87 countries, 🇨🇭 scored highly in quality of life, political stability, and #entrepreneurship 💡
Did you know that #Switzerland represents the interests of the #USA in #Iran ? 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇭🤝🇮🇷
Learn more about the protecting power mandate in our #infographic 👇
The FDFA notes with great interest that the high-level peace conference on #Ukraine , scheduled to take place in #Switzerland 🇨🇭 in June, was the subject of official discussions in Beijing between Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz Olaf Scholz and President Xi.
#UAPeaceConference #PathToPeace
The British-Swiss #SynBioSummit is just over five weeks away.
The event is bringing together 🇨🇭🇬🇧 industry leaders and academic experts to discuss how synthetic and engineering biology can drive #innovation in healthcare.
Find out more 👇
synbiosummit.bristol.ac.uk
🇬🇧🇨🇭 The first stop on our interactive map of Lord Byron’s travels across Europe is... #Geneva ! 🇬🇧🇨🇭
Follow this link to learn more about English poet Lord Byron’s stay in Geneva: viewer.mapme.com/7df7d2b6-1fdc-…
With thanks to UK Mission Geneva 🇬🇧.
UK in Italy 🇬🇧🇮🇹 UKinItalia 🇬🇧🇮🇹 UK in Greece
The #PatrouilleDesGlaciers is a ski mountaineering race like no other.
Organised by the Swiss Army, the event sees military and civilian teams race from Zermatt to Verbier – a 57.5km course with 4,380m of elevation.
The record is 5 hours 35 minutes 🏔️
pdg.ch/en/history/
Welcome to #Sächsilüüte in Zurich!
Four days of festivities will culminate tomorrow with the burning of the Böögg - a snowman placed on a stake and encircled by galloping horses.
The faster the Böögg's head explodes, the finer the summer will be 🌻
lebendige-traditionen.ch/tradition/en/h…
Have a Swiss side this weekend and give one of our best-known national dishes a go.
Writing in the The Guardian, Felicity Cloake explains how to make potato rösti – a dish “too good not to share”.
theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/…
How can we successfully implement and scale innovative solutions for the #NetZero transition?
Fascinating discussions at Swiss Embassy UK with Swiss carbon removal unicorn Climeworks and representatives from government, global business, academia and venture capital.
On the International Day of #HumanSpaceFlight , discover the stories of Switzerland in space 🚀👇
The #ICForumCH has started 🥳
Representatives from politics, research, civil society, opinion leaders & the young generation from all over the 🌍 are coming together 🤝to discuss concrete solutions for peace-related issues.
Join the discussions online: icforum.swiss/programme
Excited for the #ICForumCH in Basel 🇨🇭!
Focusing on #peace amid #GlobalIssues & the high-level conference on peace in 🇺🇦, it's more than a meet—it's a #CallToAction .
Let's #explore , #listen , and #innovate together for a peaceful future.
Great to exchange with our local MP Nickie Aiken MP for Cities of London & Westminster on the contributions of foreign Embassies to the local community.
In June 2024, Switzerland will host a high-level Ukraine peace conference at the Bürgenstock resort above Lake Lucerne. Details here: admin.ch/gov/en/start/d… Swiss MFA #UAPeaceConference #PathToPeace
I’ve spoken with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський about the Federal Council’s decisions on hosting a high-level Summit on Peace for Ukraine near Lucerne. We discussed the next steps. Switzerland remains committed to supporting Ukraine on the path to a just and lasting peace.