Berne (Switzerland), Feb 19, 2015 (SPS) - The Swiss Federal Councillor Foreign Affairs, Mr. Didier Burkhalter, said his country will not take part in the Crans Montana Forum, to be held in the occupied Saharawi city of Dajla, clarifying Switzerland’s position on Western Sahara issue.
In a letter to the President of the Swiss Committee of Support to Western Sahara Berthier Perregaux, the official said that the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) was informed about such an event, and drew the organizers’ attention to the sensitivity of choosing the city of Dakhla, Western Sahara, to organize this Forum.
Reiterate the position of Switzerland on the question of Western Sahara, Mr. Bukhalter underlined that FDFA asked the organizers of Crans Montana Forum not to link the official authorities of Switzerland with such an event. (SPS)
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